Abstract
Overview
Introduction
Local governments are experimenting with municipal wireless networks to
provide constituents with wireless internet access in outdoor areas of a
community.
Scope
- Analysis of forces driving and inhibiting municipal wireless initiatives
- Spending on municipal wireless networks in the US and UK through 2012
- Advice for governments and vendors evaluating municipal wireless
applications
- Analysis of various business models used to support municipal wireless
deployments
Report Highlights
While still a nascent trend, communities around the world are investing in
municipal wireless networks to improve government effectiveness, broaden
digital inclusion and support economic development. The most successful
communities will focus on accomplishing a primary goal before expanding to
offer more services over the network.
As the market for municipal wireless networks matures, municipalities and
technology vendors have developed a variety of business models to deliver the
best value for their communities. Three leading business models are the
completely public model, the public-private partnership model, and the anchor
tenant model.
Because communities are developing municipal wireless networks to improve the
effectiveness of government operations, it is critical that they select the
proper applications to run on those networks
Reasons to Purchase
- Understand the market forces affecting the adoption of municipal wireless
networks
- Gain quantitative insight into the projected direction of municipal
wireless spending
- Compare your sales strategies to those used by leading vendors in the
municipal wireless market
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