Is ‘Wi-Fi on steroids’ really the next big thing?
I’m pretty sure the rural population of America has heard the same old song and dance from cable and DSL providers when trying to get high-speed internet services out to their home: “I’m sorry, but we don’t provide high-speed service in your area”. All of that is going to change soon, with the advent of a technology called WiMax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access). Providing a bit of a middle ground between cellular and Wi-Fi services, this technology can be extremely promising to many of those who have heard the same thing time and time again when trying to jump on the high-speed bandwagon.
“It gives you high data speeds like Wi-Fi but covers a much bigger geographic area like cellular coverage,” said Shamp, who helped create one of the earliest Wi-Fi hot spots, covering parts of the University of Georgia campus and the city of Athens, Georgia.
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