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popper · 19-12-2007, 12:19

http://news.cnet.co.uk/networking/0,...9294825,00.htm
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Commercial WiMax hits Milton Keynes

David Meyer
ZDNet UK

A commercial WiMax service has been launched in Milton Keynes, following extensive trials of the wireless broadband technology.
Run by a council-owned business called ConnectMK, the service offers local residents and businesses a wireless alternative to the relatively expensive symmetrical DSL (SDSL) connections. The connectivity is provided by Freedom4 -- until recently known as Pipex Wireless -- which has been trialling fixed WiMax in Milton Keynes since last year.
ConnectMK's service is not the first commercial WiMax deployment in the UK -- that accolade goes to Urban Wimax's Westminster-based business network -- but it does appear to be the first deployment in conjunction with a city council.
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19-12-2007, 12:19	#2
popper Inactive Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 3,270	Re: WiMax Pipex Wireless & Nokia Work Together ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ WiMAX http://news.cnet.co.uk/networking/0,...9294825,00.htm " Commercial WiMax hits Milton Keynes David Meyer ZDNet UK A commercial WiMax service has been launched in Milton Keynes, following extensive trials of the wireless broadband technology. Run by a council-owned business called ConnectMK, the service offers local residents and businesses a wireless alternative to the relatively expensive symmetrical DSL (SDSL) connections. The connectivity is provided by Freedom4 -- until recently known as Pipex Wireless -- which has been trialling fixed WiMax in Milton Keynes since last year. ConnectMK's service is not the first commercial WiMax deployment in the UK -- that accolade goes to Urban Wimax's Westminster-based business network -- but it does appear to be the first deployment in conjunction with a city council. ... "