Fixed wireless broadband is a type of high-speed Internet access where connections to service providers use radio signals rather than cables. Several different forms of fixed wireless broadband are available to residential and business customers. While this type of Internet service has some limitations, its overall performance is probably better than you expect.
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Wireless networking has become common in many parts of the globe thanks to Wi-Fi technology. Too bad that Wi-Fi only works over distances of a few hundred feet or meters. Or does it?

Researchers at the University of California ave developed a different wireless system capable of spanning many miles or kilometers. Called WiLDNet (Wireless Long Distance Network), the project offers free software that works with standard Wi-Fi hardware. It has the admirable goal to bring wireless to rural and less-developed areas of the world that Wi-Fi cannot reach. So far, WiLDNet has had some success in initial pilots.

→ See also - TIER Wireless Research at UC Berkeley

When attempting to ping one of the computers on your home network, you may encounter a failure. The failure message depends on the type of ping utility you use but can be General failure and Request timed out, for example. What causes ping to fail? This recent discussion on our message board covers the typical issues involved.
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Xohm (xohm.com) is the name of Sprint's new WiMax Internet service. The Sprint WiMax package offers wireless broadband at competitive prices, although for now, Xohm is only available starting this week in parts of one U.S. city (Baltimore).

While the current speed of this WiMax service is unremarkable compared to established cable or DSL packages, it supports mobile (roaming) access. Unlike cable or DSL, you can take your network equipment with you while traveling and connect to the Internet with it from anywhere with Xohm coverage. This feature will become useful when Sprint expands their coverage nationally. Meanwhile, watch for reports of this new service from customers to judge how well it performs.
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