Audio by artist 'martyn levy'

Glenn Fleishman of Wi-Fi Networking News interviews Martyn Levy. This podcast covers recent trends in municipal RFPs and business models, RoamAD's converged wireless platform, the commoditization of hardware, use of multi-radio nodes as opposed to single radio mesh, 4.9GHz public safety support, infrastructure-mesh architecture, use of directional antennas in preference to omni antennas, benefits of open hardware architecture, WiMAX, and a whole lot more.

RoamAD CEO Martyn Levy talks with Gianni Meloni, Director of Business Development for HiTel Italia, a RoamAD OEM Partner in Italy. This podcast was recorded at the Wireless Cities Summit in Toronto on 23 January 2007. This podcast covers background on the City of Bologna's metro Wi-Fi network, the network architecture and deployment challenges, the network's business model, City of Bologna's plans, issues surrounding the digital divide in Italy, as well as HiTel's plans surrounding its upcoming deployment of 15 RoamAD wireless networks in Italy.

Martyn Levy chats with Craig Settles. Craig is Chairman of the Wireless Cities Summit running in Toronto this week, author of the book "Fighting the Good Fight for Municipal Wireless", as well as being President of Successful.com, a wireless consulting company. In this podcast, Martyn and Craig cover such topics as issues surrounding muni wi-fi business models, the key drivers for the deployment of municipal wireless networks, obtaining ROI via productivity gains and efficiencies as well as revenue, funding digital inclusion, and key applications for municipal workers. Craig also talks about the current North American municipal wireless business model trends and signs off with his forecast for Muni Wi-Fi for 2007.

In this technical podcast, Paul Siegerist and Martyn Levy discuss FDDI's experience deploying 900MHz and 4.9GHz public safety networks that support mobile video streaming and other mobile applications. The podcast also touches on the benefits of the RoamAD's support for a modular hardware design for multi-spectrum wireless nodes, future-proofing your wireless network, and the importance of conducting detailed site surveys. The podcast concludes with a discussion on general trends in the municipal and public safety networking space. FDDI Systems is a RoamAD systems integration partner.

In this technical roundtable discussion held during the MuniWireless Conference in Dallas, TX, Martyn Levy of RoamAD is joined by Steve Yates of ADI Engineering, Ken DiPietro of NextGen Communications, Drew Lentz of MeshTek, and Ash Dyer from the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts. The roundtable discusses why 4th generation mesh networking technology is a requirement. The podcast contains a detailed discussion of the benefits and significance of the modular upgradeability of standards-based components in multi-radio wireless nodes.

In this podcast RoamAD’s CEO Martyn Levy chats with Steve Simms of Tomizone, Wireless Broadband Forum and TV3 Gadget Guy fame. Topics covered include Tomizone’s innovative business model and global aspirations, being a WVNO (Wi-Fi Virtual Network Operator) on Kordia’s Metro WiFi Network, the impact on muni Wi-Fi of Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android and a host of other devices, New Zealand’s broadband emergency and Point Chevalier’s cry for help, mobile data pricing on cellular networks in New Zealand, BT and FON, fast food Wi-Fi to go, hotel prices in Mumbai, and some useful tips, tricks and statistics from India including the size of the broadband market and the daily number of road deaths.

RoamAD’s CEO Martyn Levy talks to the key stakeholders behind Newmarket Business Association’s state-of-the-art video surveillance network: Wendy Spiller, Senior Sergeant and Officer in Charge of Newmarket Police, Cameron Brewer, General Manager of the Newmarket Business Association, Mike Marr from Advanced Security Group Limited and Shane Gerraty, Account Manager from Kordia. The podcast covers the video surveillance solution, crime, motivation for the network, public private partnership, policing, security applications, stories from the field, and of course the impressive 50% crime reduction in the Newmarket CBD when compared to the same period last year.

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