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Metro WiFi to Cover 126K Square Miles by 2010Web Editorial Director Here's an interesting report from ABI Research: "Metro Wi-Fi Network Coverage to Top 126,000 Square Miles by 2010, Says ABI Research."
ABI says municipal wifi only covered 1,500 square miles in 2005, so this sounds like a fast growth rate. 126,000 square miles, the report says, is a little larger than Poland or New Mexico! ABI estimates these deployments will result in sales of more than a million wireless mesh routers at more than $1.2 billion. ABI identifies four trends behind this growth:
ABI Analyst Sam Lucerno doesn't think incumbents will pursue wireless mesh extensively "because it does not provide adequate bandwidth for bundled video, voice, and broadband data. Also, they have already invested significant funds and effort in deploying their current networks."
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