Is Wi-Fi The Missing Link?
News.com is now running a whole series about WiFi this week. Today's installment wonders if WiFi is the "missing link" to bring high speed broadband to the home - the so-called "last mile" solution. Basically, they look at a small company that is trying to provide fixed wireless over boosted WiFi, and then quote plenty of people explaining why it won't work. They also get into the WiFi vs. 3G spectrum debate. Again, this is a silly way of looking at things. They're basically wondering what will happen if the technology stays constant, which it won't.
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