Wireless shows promise for stimulus money

As the Aug. 14 broadband stimulus application deadline approaches, it’s noteworthy that wireless has already played a successful role in earlier programs created to get far-flung U.S. citizens "connected." Wireless has proven itself a sustainable model in several rural areas, potentially setting the stage for other forthcoming deployments using stimulus funds.

Because they don’t involve trenching and running cable, wireless networks can be less inexpensive and often deliver a faster payback in sparsely populated areas than terrestrial networks. As such, wireless nets have allowed grant and loan recipients in some rural areas to meet their infrastructure implementation deadlines and pay back their loans on time when fiber proved cost-prohibitive.

By Joanie Wexler

Full Story: http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/wireless/2009/081009wireless1.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_am_2009-08-10

(Many thanks to Paul DeWolfe Access Consulting http://www.access-consulting.net for passing this along – Russ)