US & UK Municipal Wireless Spending Through 2012 (Databook)

Introduction

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

Scope

• Current and projected spending on municipal wireless networks in the US and UK
• Detailed analysis of spending by technology segment and municipality size

Highlights

Municipal wireless networks provide citizens, businesses and government employees with ubiquitous internet connectivity in outdoor city areas in order to make government operations more effective, expand internet access in underserved populations and spur economic development.

While still a nascent trend, Datamonitor expects spending on municipal wireless networks to grow rapidly over the next five years as mainstream communities recognize the multiple benefits municipal wireless networks offer.

Reasons to Purchase

• Understand the current size of the municipal wireless market in the US and UK
• Gain quantitative insight into the projected direction of municipal wireless spending
• Compare municipal wireless spending among municipality sizes and technology segments.