ATLANTA-EarthLink Inc. announced a new contract with Motorola Inc. and Tropos Networks Inc. as the company prepares to launch municipal Wi-Fi networks in five cities.
Though terms of the contract were not disclosed, EarthLink said the agreement includes design, installation, system integration and hardware. EarthLink has already been selected to provide Wi-Fi networks to Philadelphia and Anaheim, Calif.
Motorola said it will provide its MOTOwi4 portfolio of products, including its Canopy point-to-point and point-to-multipoint system for high-speed backhaul.
“Our collaboration with Motorola and Tropos enables EarthLink to build state-of-the-art wireless networks that will provide these municipalities with low-cost, high-speed broadband access for residential and business customers, visitors and city employees,” said Donald Berryman, president of EarthLink’s Municipal Networks Division. “This Wi-Fi solution opens the door to consumers that want inexpensive and ubiquitous access to the Internet on their own terms.”
EarthLink is bidding on several more municipal Wi-Fi projects, including those in San Francisco, Portland, Ore., and Minneapolis.
