Sunday, September 15, 2002

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7:16:15 PM    

When is the inflection point for WiFi?. On the WiFi (802.11b) theme, I continue to ask myself if we're nearing a real mainstream inflection point for WiFi. The rapid growth in WiFi hotspots nationwide reminds me of 1993 or 1994 when a wide range of small, mostly regional commercial Internet Service Providers emerged. Large online services (AOL, CompuServe, Prodigy, etc.) were sniffing around but hadn't really moved into the ISP business; most of the telco's were marching around talking about iTV and 500 channels, and missing the boat. Skeptics said the commercial ISP world would take years to emerge, but within a couple of years it exploded into ubiquitous, affordable ($19.95/mo) dial-up access.

It feels similar. The grassroots excitement and momentum is clearly there. The availability of integrated 802.11b hardware is there. And now big telco players and emerging regional and national startups are starting to invest heavily in a build-out.

Will we see ubiquitous, affordable WiFi Broadband everywhere in two years? [Jeremy Allaire's Radio]


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