Wide Area Wi-Fi

13 May 2003

Think of a cellular telephone tower as the center of a circle. The circle is a cell. I have no idea how large or what the radius of the circle might be. Unless cells are situated in such a way that there is overlap, cellular service will suffer drop calls or poor call quality.

A few weeks ago, I went looking for a similar capability with wireless/802.11x technology. I didn’t find it. I’m still not sure how you might blanket an area with an 802.11x cloud.

The article cited earlier provides a few clues. Perhaps it’s YDI Wireless’s access points. Maybe Chameleon Technology in Seattle knows the answer.

Whatever the case, I’m looking for a way to be a part of the revolution that removes so many of the ISP hassles from the consumer and small business niches.

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