Idaho Gets WiMAX Before World Capitols, Way Before
29 February 2008New York, London, Paris and Tokyo may not be able to get WiMAX service but Hailey, Rexburg, Pocatello, all in Idaho, can.
Tiny Digital Bridge Communications (DBC), the WiMAX service provider, promises to also launch WiMAX in Sun Valley and Ketchum, Idaho in the coming months.
How can it be that all those potato farmers and skiers can get access to WiMAX but not the rest of the world except for Seoul?
The service, named BridgeMAXX, allows customers to set up and begin using WiMAX high speed Internet connection in a matter of minutes - no coax cable, telephone wires or satellite dishes needed.
They get download speeds up to 3 Mbps and upload speeds up to 2 Mbps. The service is nomadic but not mobile - use it at home or the office but not in a moving vehicle.
DBC plans to launch BridgeMAXX in over 15 cities in 2008, including Idaho Falls and Twin Falls, Idaho; Butte, Montana; and Jackson, Wyoming - but not Los Angeles, Frankfurt (Germany) or Hong Kong. What’s wrong with this picture?
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