[1st-mile-nm] Article on WISPs

[Richard Lowenberg]

BROADBAND ANALYSIS: SCRAPPY WIRELESS ISPS GET THE JOB DONE
By Craig Settles September 14, 2017

http://www.dailyyonder.com/broadband-analysis-scrappy-wireless-isps-get-job-done/2017/09/14/21367/

Rural areas don’t need to wait on expensive and hard-to-build 
fiber-to-the-home networks to start using broadband. In many cases, 
fixed wireless can provide a fast and affordable last-mile connection in 
underserved areas. And some communities are building the system 
themselves.

WISPs – Wireless Internet Service Providers – are the un-song heroes 
closing the digital divide in rural communities. New technology makes 
WISPs faster than ever, much more affordable than fiber, and a great 
option in areas where terrain and population density make wired systems 
problematic.

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Richard Lowenberg, Executive Director
1st-Mile Institute     505-603-5200
Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504,
rl at 1st-mile.org     www.1st-mile.org
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