Madison's first phase due by end of month: Several firms are working together, and Cisco announced that it would provide the wireless equipment, the second such network that Cisco is involved with. Cisco released its mesh networking equipment months ago, and must push its way into a crowded market with five competitors, some of which are themselves funded by Cisco competitors. The entire city, including the airport, will have coverage by early 2007.
The first node of what's hoped to be a Cape Cod-wide Wi-Fi network is up at Orleans: It's one node and you need to create an account to use the currently-free service. Through a grant from a technology-promoting group, the Cape Cod Technology Council hopes to start deploying advertising-supported free Wi-Fi with cooperation of local businesses.