New book about Philadelphia municipal wireless network

Fighting the Good Fight appears to be the first in what I am sure are going to be a number of books about strategies for municipal networks. Craig Settles, a business strategist, writes about the still to be deployed Philadelphia municipal wireless network.

The book:

• recounts Philadelphia’s efforts against incredible obstacles to launch its initiative;
• includes interviews with city officials, steering committee members, constituent groups and vendors involved with the project;
• helps you develop the business case for your government’s use of municipal wireless technology; and

• presents key lessons to help you successfully deploy wireless technology.

  I really have no idea about this book, as I haven’t read it yet. I haven’t heard about any work that he’s done in the municipal wireless space—I suspect he is writing mostly from the general strategy angle, and doesn’t have much specific municipal experience yet. He was, apparently, the Director of Electronic Commerce for Metricom, the company that deployed an early urban wireless system called Ricochet.

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