New Orleans launches free Wifi
The mayor of New Orleans announced that free wifi will be available throughout the Big Easy. Hardware mounted on street lights enable the entire city to be covered. The equipment was donated by Intel, Tropos Networks, and Prontos Networks.
The network will be at a mere 512KB during the state of emergency, but will be dropped to a laughable 128KB afterwards. The speed decrease is the result of a state law that restricts government-owned Internet services.
