First off, it wasn't offered in Vegas - that is where the TelecomNext
show is this week, where BST announced that they will be lab testing
WiMAX gear. They use propriety wireless gear in select test towns from
Navini to offer broadband. And have now announced that the wireless
would be for backup/redundancy.
Regards,
Peter
http://www.rcrnews.com/news.cms?newsId=25911
LAS VEGAS—BellSouth Corp. unveiled a pre-WiMAX wireless broadband
back-up system for businesses’ Internet connections. The carrier said
the system allows customers to activate a Wi-Fi hotspot at a business
location, with a WiMAX backhaul, in the event the wireline network goes
down.
The add-on service will cost BellSouth broadband customers $30 a month.
BellSouth says the service will offer downstream speeds up to 1.5
megabits per second. The company initially offered the service in
Athens, Ga. and has since deployed it in several other cities where it
offer WiMAX services, including New Orleans and Gulfport, Miss. The
company plans to expand the service to more cities this year.
“BellSouth recognizes that customers are increasingly in need of
redundant access services,” said Randy Roberts, BellSouth’s vice
president of consumer devices and wireless. “With Wi-Fi from BellSouth,
businesses can distinguish themselves and offer a convenience to those
who are working or surfing the Internet at their business location.”
AT&T Inc. recently announced its intention to acquire BellSouth in a
transaction that, if approved by federal regulators, would close within
about a year
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