Speakeasy launches WiMAX-like service in downtown Seattle.(News)

RCR Wireless News, May, 2005

Byline: DAN MEYER Broadband service provider Speakeasy launched what it called "WiMAX-class'' fixed wireless broadband covering parts of downtown Seattle. The service, which Speakeasy said will expand later this year to cover all of Seattle, uses Alvarion's BreezeAccess infrastructure deployed at selected city sites, including its landmark Space Needle.

Speakeasy said the network provides transmission speeds between 2 megabits and 6 megabits per second with coverage of up to 2 miles from each base station. The service initially will be targeted at business customers beginning next month for $500 per month for a 3-MB connection or $800 per month for a 6-MB connection. The first commercial WiMAX products are not expected until the end of the year...

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