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Article: WiMax May Extend Fast, Wireless Internet Access into Rural Areas.
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- The Morning Call (Allentown, PA)
- Article date:
- June 13, 2004
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Byline: Jeanne Bonner
Jun. 13--Just when you thought you were getting the hang of trendy tech terms such as Wi-Fi, along comes the next big thing in wireless broadband with an equally catchy name.
The new technology is called WiMax and has the capability of broadcasting a signal within a 30-mile range. That dwarfs the range of Wi-Fi, or wireless local area networking, which allows mobile device users to surf the Internet wirelessly and share computer files within several hundred feet of an access point.
WiMax probably won't be widely available for another two years, while the standard receives final certification and companies roll out and test ...