| e fading of the light that was supposed to be the | | | | With the burgeoning technology leap that awaits |
| fiber optics Internet revolution, many pundits are | | | | the arrival of the 4G wireless service, wireless |
| left scratching their heads, wondering what the | | | | Internet already has a readymade, built in group |
| next big breakthrough will be. While many are | | | | of users. These users have been surfing the Web |
| rightly pointing to wireless broadband Internet, | | | | from their cell phones and PDAs for almost a |
| some pundits are hesitating to exalt this new | | | | decade. Consumers are intimately familiar with |
| technology and crown it as The Next Big Thing. | | | | how the technology works, and how they can |
| Some, surely, still feel stung by the floundering | | | | incorporate it into their lives. Best of all, a large |
| failure of fiber optics to take off during the past | | | | chunk of the consumer market already possesses |
| decade, and they do not want to be wrong again. | | | | the devices necessary to make the transition |
| They can be forgiven their desire to remain | | | | from cell based mobile Internet to 4G wireless |
| careful. | | | | broadband Internet. Fiber optic broadband Internet |
| However, it can (almost) be safely said now that | | | | never had such an advantage. |
| wireless broadband Internet is the future of the | | | | It Offers a Model Tailor-Made for Municipal |
| Web. Too much has developed recently in that | | | | Investment |
| segment of the market to dismiss its potential. | | | | Also, due to the nature of wireless broadband |
| The technology is almost around the corner. Here | | | | Internet, it is a system that city and county |
| are a few reasons why wireless Internet will be | | | | government agencies can set up and maintain. |
| the Web service standard in just a few short | | | | This will help give Web access to the poor, and to |
| years. | | | | communities that are not set up to receive cable |
| Low Initial Infrastructure Costs | | | | broadband Internet or DSL Internet services. |
| The chief mark in favor of wireless broadband | | | | In addition, wireless Internet will allow for a nearly |
| Internet is that there is no need to design, | | | | complete integration of many different types of |
| construct and maintain a massive network | | | | services and applications for users. Wireless |
| infrastructure to make the technology work. This | | | | Internet will offer data transfer speeds that rival |
| has been the primary force that has suppressed | | | | (and will eventually surpass) cable broadband |
| the development of fiber optic Internet networks | | | | Internet. Users will be able to set up multiple |
| during the past decade. Just as with DSL (Digital | | | | devices to use the Internet through the same |
| Line Subscriber) and cable broadband Internet, the | | | | service account. Instead of having to run your |
| main infrastructure is already there, it merely | | | | Internet access through a modem, and then into |
| needs to be adapted, added to and incorporated | | | | a wireless router, the modem is completely |
| into the new, wireless technology. | | | | removed from the equation. Anywhere you go |
| It Is Best Adapted To Take Advantage of Mobile | | | | with your mobile Internet enabled devices, you will |
| Web Devices | | | | be able to access your Internet service. |