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[amazon] Intel WiMAX broadband now available!

zod · 2006-09-21 21:31:01

Chipmaker Intel has connected remote Brazilian city Parintins to the Internet using technology based on the WiMAX wireless broadband standard. Parintins, a remote city of 114,000 people on the Amazon river, is one of the most isolated cities in the world, a full day's boat ride to the rest of civilization. The city's…

21-09-2006 9:31pm

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Chipmaker Intel has connected remote Brazilian city Parintins to the Internet using technology based on the WiMAX wireless broadband standard.

Parintins, a remote city of 114,000 people on the Amazon river, is one of the most isolated cities in the world, a full day's boat ride to the rest of civilization. The city's geographical isolation makes it a ready made target for the implementation of a wireless internet solution.

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#2 22-09-2006 7:44am

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I wonder how many have PCs?

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#3 22-09-2006 8:26pm

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wow 114,000 in the middle of nowere sounds class
seems like a good time to use google earth for the 1st time in a year

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#4 23-09-2006 3:50pm

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The next step is obviously this: http://wimaxxed.blogspot.com/2006/09/wimax-to-cover-world.html

E.

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