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Newmarket’s CCTV network has been operating for less than a month and already is helping to catch criminals and deter crooks.

The network, launched by Auckland mayor John Banks last week, promises return-on-investment from cost-savings from reduced crime — including policing costs, insurance premiums and repairs — as well as allowing service providers to sell wi-fi access to end-users or provide wi-fi to the public for free.

The Hamilton Business District Committee’s free wireless initiative won a national award at the recent Australian Telecommunications Users Group’s annual awards ceremony.

The wireless@beaumont initiative is a free Wi-Fi hotzone funded by both banner advertising and local businesses and covers the Beaumont Street area of the CBD in Hamilton, Newcastle, Australia. The wireless network has been operational for 20 months and weekly logins exceed 1,000.

Nokia has joined forces with Kordia to offer free Wi-Fi access for Nokia Nseries users at Kordia Metro WiFi locations across New Zealand.

Kordia Metro WiFi is powered by RoamAD and provides wireless ‘hot-zones’ across target areas such as cafes, CBDs, university campuses and shopping precincts in urban areas all over New Zealand.

Nokia NZ Marketing Manager Lane Stephens believes that Nokia’s partnership with Kordia will be of real benefit to all Nseries users.

The city is working through contract terms and access models with Kordia to begin delivering services, says Auckland City Council.

Auckland City Council is working with preferred supplier Kordia to get two wi-fi zones operational which will act as pilots for a larger rollout later this year.

RoamAD partner Kordia™ has signed a Heads of Agreement with the Auckland City Council to deploy a Metro Wi-Fi network throughout the Auckland CBD, main streets and CBD fringe.

This follows a ‘request for information’ issued earlier this year.

“There were obvious synergies between the wholesale model the Council wanted for its public Wi-Fi network, and the deployments Kordia™ is already making in partnership with RoamAD in Auckland and elsewhere,” says Kordia™ CEO Geoff Hunt.

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Perth's largest resources and minerals companies have teamed up with Perth’s metromesh to provide a free wireless Internet zone in Perth’s resources quarter.

The free Wi-Fi service, known as ResourcesNet, is an initiative of the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia with the aim to foster creativity and connectivity in the Perth CBD. Access is sponsored by Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton and Woodside, who all have their Perth headquarters in the western end of the CBD.

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.
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In this podcast Martyn Levy talks with Geoff Hunt, Kordia™'s CEO, and Raj Unnikrishnan, Kordia™'s Market Strategy & Business Development Manager about the launch of Kordia™ Metro Wi-Fi in New Zealand. Topics covered include Kordia™'s plans for targeted deployment of Metro Wi-Fi networks throughout New Zealand, Kordia™'s innovative open access/unbundled business model, issues surrounding municipal Wi-Fi networks in the USA, as well as key applications that are supported on the networks.
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On Friday 6 July 2007, NSW Treasurer, the Hon Michael Costa launched the "Hamilton Wi-Fi Project" which provides FREE wireless Internet over 8 city blocks in the Newcastle suburb of Hamilton.

"Business Hamilton has installed a wireless broadband network in Beaumont Street for the benefit of local businesses, local customers, visitors and residents," said the Chairman of Business Hamilton, Mr George Yanis.