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City surveillance to use Syracuse tower

Last updated Monday, February 20, 2012 - 11:15pm

CLEARFIELD -- An interlocal lease agreement with Syracuse is helping the city install a wireless communications site on a water tower owned by Syracuse.

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Lost on campus? Need a textbook? WSU apps can help

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, December 29, 2011 - 10:32pm

OGDEN -- Just a few years back, a new student unfamiliar with Weber State University could get lost on campus and be forced to rely on tiny maps and the kindness of strangers.

But with the advent of phones and tablet computers with wireless Internet access, as well as WSU's development of a mobile website and school-related applications, students with a smartphone, iPhone, Android or tablet can walk around with a guide to the university universe tucked snug in their pocket.

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Weber County school districts prep for wireless future

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, December 28, 2011 - 12:01am

OGDEN -- The Weber and Ogden school districts are working to prepare for a wireless future.

Last summer, Weber School District completed a program to put 100 percent coverage in its secondary schools. The Ogden School District recently funded the technology to equip all its schools with wireless Internet access.

"Every secondary school has approximately 100 percent coverage from our network," said Dave Brooks, Weber School District technology director. "Our kids can bring their devices, and with our Weber District credentials, get on our wireless system."

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(KERA WILLIAMS Standard-Examiner) Network analyst Luke Jenkins holds a Cisco wireless access point at Weber State University in Ogden.

WSU specialists ready to meet wireless needs

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, December 28, 2011 - 12:12am

OGDEN -- Weber State University's technology specialists are braced for their own post-Christmas rush: the increased demand for wireless connections to accommodate student's newly acquired tablet computers, MP3 players, smartphones and laptops.

"There have been some pretty good sales," said Bret Ellis, WSU vice president of technology. "We are expecting an increase in devices students bring to campus."

Luke Jenkins, WSU network analyst, said the biggest increase in recent months has been in tablet computers.

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Navajo Nation partners on wireless venture

The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 4:12pm

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- The Navajo Nation has formalized an agreement with a wholesale wireless provider to upgrade telecommunications services on the vast reservation where many residents lack even basic telephone service.

The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority and Commnet Wireless LLC announced the partnership Monday. The agreement builds on work the two entities already had done to secure $32 million in stimulus funds for the $46 million high-speed network.

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