The proposed wireless network that would cover the entire Silicon Valley is moving forward with seven companies who have submitted proposals by this past Friday's deadline.
Among the companies who sent in proposals were MetroFi, Fire2Wire, and Cisco Systems. Surprisingly, neither EarthLink or Google submitted a bid. (It'll be interesting to see if one or both of them will comment as to why they didn't enter the fray.)
The goal of the network is to cover all 1,500 square miles of Silicon Valley, a quite ambitious venture. The bidders will certainly approach the network in various ways, from MetroFi's model of building a free- and fee-paid structure to VeriLAN's idea of building it and then leasing it to other ISPs.
The winning bid will be announced on September 12, and then a timetable will be established as to when the network will be launched.
