Understanding The Emerging Market For Municipal Wireless Networks (Market Focus)

Local governments are experimenting with municipal wireless networks to provide constituents with wireless internet access in outdoor areas of a community.



Report Highlights
While still a nascent trend, communities around the world are investing in municipal wireless networks to improve government effectiveness, broaden digital inclusion and support economic development. Local governments may pursue municipal wireless initiatives for any number of goals, but the most successful communities will focus on accomplishing a primary goal before expanding to offer more services over the network.


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CATALYST 1
SUMMARY 1
METHODOLOGY 1
ANALYSIS 2
Municipal wireless will change how local governments and citizens communicate 2
Bleeding edge communities lead the market for municipal wireless 2
Successful communities will focus on a primary goal for municipal wireless 4
The need for improved government operations drives municipal wireless initiatives 5
Municipal wireless promises to "bridge the digital divide" 6
Innovation attracts economic development 8
Vendors must work with governments to overcome financial and political challenges 8
Governments struggle to justify the high costs of deploying and operating municipal wireless networks 8
Fear of political backlash may thwart municipal wireless plans 10
ACTIONS 11
Focus on the community's primary goal for municipal wireless 11
Recognize that digital inclusion involves more than low-cost internet access 11
Involve multiple stakeholders in the planning process 11
APPENDIX 13
Definitions 13
References 13
Extended methodology 13
Further reading 13
Ask the analyst 14

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Figure 1: A handful of communities are on the bleeding edge of the municipal wireless trend 3
Figure 2: The market for municipal wireless networks in the US and UK will explode over the next five years 4
Figure 3: Government efficiency and public safety top localities' expected benefits for municipal wireless 5
Figure 4: A large divide still exists between those with access to the internet and those without 7
Figure 5: Costs are the largest hurdle for local governments to overcome when investigating municipal wireless initiatives 9

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