The Savvy Technologist

Building a nation-wide WiMax network

Right on the heels of my recent post about building city-wide wireless networks, Robert X. Cringely has a article at pbs.com entitled Land Grab where he describes how Wal-Mart, or any other similarly gigantic nation-wide retail outfit, could use its locations to install WiMax hotspots that would cover 1,000 square miles each. An interesting idea to be sure, and anyone who saw Frontlline’s recent show Is Wal-Mart Good For America would know that Wal-Mart has an insatiable appetite for new technology. Cringely may be on to something here.