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COPYRIGHT 2004 Crain Communications, Inc.
Byline: SAM OMATSEYE
Thanks to mesh technology, Wi-Fi offerings may be encroaching in WiMAX territory, since the wider area WiMAX is not set to take off for a few more years.
Players like BelAir Networks and Tropos Networks have extended the range of Wi-Fi, turning the previous in-building technology into a citywide offering by adding in the mesh component. Wi-Fi networks can have ranges between 75 and 150 feet within a home and office, while they can transmit at 1,000 feet or more outdoors. WiMAX is capable of transmitting within a 30-mile range.
Cities like Philadelphia; Spokane, Wash.; Lincoln,...
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