Friday, June 24, 2005
Backwater Broadband - Forbes.com
Backwater Broadband - Forbes.com: "Supercheap and superfast, mesh networks fuel the next wireless revolution--and drive cable and telco titans nuts.
The banter at Glenn Goehring's barbershop in Chaska, Minn. (pop. 22,500) is still heavy on the weather and the resurgent pitching of the Minnesota Twins. But ever since this blue-collar suburb of Minneapolis launched one of the first large wireless 'mesh'networks last year, customers also rave about surfing the Internet at blazing speeds for just $16 a month, less than half the cost of high-speed cable-modem service. "
The banter at Glenn Goehring's barbershop in Chaska, Minn. (pop. 22,500) is still heavy on the weather and the resurgent pitching of the Minnesota Twins. But ever since this blue-collar suburb of Minneapolis launched one of the first large wireless 'mesh'networks last year, customers also rave about surfing the Internet at blazing speeds for just $16 a month, less than half the cost of high-speed cable-modem service. "
