Community Wi-Fi models inexpensive alternative to cable broadband
Written by Gary McArthur Tuesday, 31 August 2010 17:11
InformationWeek informs us of an interesting broadband development which could eventually be deployed in many locations around the world.A new multi-dwelling Wi-Fi installation in Provo, Utah, illustrates a new trend in which community Wi-Fi applications are providing broadband Internet connections that are cheaper and easier to install than cable systems. More than 300 homes within the 320-acre Cambria Community can receive the 802.11n-based 3 to 5 Mbps service for about $US21 a month — less than one half the price of most cable broadband offerings in the area. The underlying technology is provided by 802.11n ...
David Callisch, VP of marketing for Ruckus, the supplier of the Wi-Fi equipment said, "Wi-Fi remains one of the most attractive cost structures for high capacity urban and suburban areas of any wireless technology on the planet."
