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Wireless broadband finds success in modular approach; Lessons learned.(Focus)
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RCR Wireless News
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July 21, 2003
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Byline: KRISTEN BECKMAN, HEATHER FORSGREN WEAVER
It has been just a few years since wireless broadband was all but declared dead. But the industry instead has made a small recovery.
Wireless broadband service attracted a lot of attention from its dawn in the late 1990s until about 2000, as carriers were throwing millions of dollars into licenses and network buildouts, and vendors were scrambling to win contracts. But like other tech victims of the new century, its bubble burst.
The industry stumbled for a variety of reasons. Some operators found the technology could not support enough subscribers to justify deployment costs. Other operators built far-reaching ...