WiMax -- worldwide interoperability for microwave access -- is featured in a NYT story tomorrow. This sounds like an amazing technology:
Using the most powerful equipment, a single antenna atop a tall building can provide high-speed data transmission to users as far as 30 miles away, although the optimal range is less than half of that. The radio signals and antennas are unaffected by bad weather and provide an alternative to data cables that are sunk below sidewalks and can accidentally be cut by construction crews.
Could this be an easy solution to making Madison wireless? Not yet. At present the technology allows beameing only to antennae or towers on rooftops, not directly to computers or other wireless devices. But this technology is worth watching. For more, take a look at TowerStream, the company featured in the NYT story.
Posted by Gordon at November 28, 2004 09:12 PM | TrackBack