Cambridge, Massachusetts announces free city-wide Wi-Fi coverage

Cambridge, Massachusetts will implement free city-wide Wi-Fi coverage through a partnership with MIT for all its 100,000 residents by the summer. The city also plans to work with businesses to obtain donated or discounted computers.

Cambridge is just the latest city to embrace the citywide Wi-Fi movement. Philadelphia, San Francisco and New Orleans also plan to build Wi-Fi networks and New York is currently debating such a move.

The city-wide Wi-Fi movement continues. Expect that by 2010 most cites in the West (at least) and many elsewhere will have blanket and often free Wi-Fi/WiMax coverage.