Just wanted to fill everyone in about changes that are going on with Urban Wireless. We are going to be doing some equipment upgrades over the next few months.
What does this mean to you? Well, as we deploy the new equipment speeds and reliability will definately increase. Our node to node backhauls will be supporting up to 100Mb speeds without the per hop speed losses of our current system. Obviously we can’t support everyone going at 100Mb, but the capacity will be there.
Along with these upgrades comes a new management system for us as well. This will allow us to better control the network. You will be required to set up an account with us. It is very easy, free, and can be done right there while you are connecting. This also allows us to better communicate with our users. Currently, if we suspect someone is abusing the network, we can only ban them because we do not know who they are. This way we can communicate our concerns to you without banning.
We have started with a few places already and will begin going full blast in a few weeks. Plans are to start with indoor areas, then President Clinton Avenue, then the North Little Rock Riverfront, then up Main Street in NLR, and then the residential areas.
We will keep you up to date as things proceed.