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Will Minneapolis' New WiFi Network Hit 18% Penetration in Five Years?
Ed Kohler

Glenn Fleishman of Wi-Fi Networking News wonders whether Minneapolis residents will make the jump from their current cable or DSL ISPs to the soon to the launched municiple WiFi network

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"As has happened in some cities, this pricing and these goals for penetration may ignore the 800-lb. gorillas. Comcast and Qwest could offer lower-speed upload but similar or faster download services that directly compete, but, of course, they lack the mobility.

One of the big questions in cities that aren?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t suffering from a large broadband availability gap?¢‚Ǩ‚Äùa St. Paul reporter told me that nearly the entire city has DSL and cable availability?¢‚Ǩ‚Äùis whether the mobility portion is as important for residents and businesses as it is for municipalities. Municipalities need mobile accounts across an area clearly defined as their city. But do windshield warriors and average folk if you couple it in with home service and business service? This is the big question, and that?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s why 18 percent penetration in five years seems like a high bar to set."

Will residents make the jump to the cheaper - but possibly slower - network in exchange for greater mobility? I don't know. Fleishman's post made me think about my own situation in Minneapolis. I currently have cable provided through Time Warner (soon to be switched to Comcast) that runs faster than the Minneapolis WiFi projections. I rarely use WiFi outside of my home within the borders of Minneapolis, and if I want to, I know of many free WiFi locations where I could hop online. So why would I give up the performance I'm used to on my home network in exchange for WiFi access away from home?

Will Comcast or Qwest roll out an ISP package with pricing and specs similar to the city's plan in order to retain customers? Will they have to?

Or, will Minneapolis' WiFi network users come from dial-up trade-ups and the currently Internet disconnected?

Any thoughts?

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