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HarborLink Network News & Events
April
27, 2005
from the April
27, 2005 edition of The Dayton
Daily News
Wi-Fi event to celebrate
city's role in free Internet
access
By
James
Cummings
Dayton Daily News
The city of Dayton's foray
into free municipal wireless
Internet service officially
kicks off Friday with a
Wireless Dayton Day
celebration, and if you're
curious about Wi-Fi, it
might be the perfect time to
come downtown and check it
out.
Wi-Fi, short for wireless
fidelity, is a system for
providing Internet service
to wireless devices such as
laptop computers and
personal digital assistants
(PDAs). Wi-Fi service is
typically available in small
areas called hot spots.
Airports often provide hot
spots for business travelers
who need to stay connected,
and some restaurants and
similar businesses offer hot
spots to attract tech-savvy
young customers.
Dayton is introducing one of
the country's first
municipally-run Wi-Fi hot
zones, according to Bill
Hill, the city's director of
information and technology
services. Working with the
private Internet service
provider Harborlink Network,
the city is providing free
Internet service over about
a one-square mile area
downtown.
For more information, go to
www.wirelessdaytondays.org.
Contact James Cummings at
225-2395. |
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