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Can 802.11 Become A Viable Last-Mile Alternative?

Posted by Hemos on from the making-it-for-the-last-mile dept.

NikiScevak writes "As telco's around the world move from government hands to private investors the incentive for them to create compeition at the wholesale DSL level drops dramatically. The CSIRO in Australia are investigating the use of Wireless LAN technology 802.11b as a means through which to provide alternative broadband access, achieving range of up to 7km with standard components."

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