In this article plans for island-wide WiMax in Taiwan are discussed. Note the level of government funding ... and spectrum allocation. They claim it is a test, but could it be a "municipal network" in disguise? We are getting close to Halloween, after all ...
I wonder what the incumbent carriers who provide broadband have to say about this? This is framed as a industrial policy -- helping Taiwanese notebook manufacturers. To me this adds weight to my growing belief that a strong motivation behind the municipal networks movement is big business ...
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2 comments:
what do you mean by"municipal network in disguise?" and what's the relation between halloween and this?
If this was really a test, then why is it necessary to cover the entire island? Could this suggest that the government's true intentions go beyond a simple test of WiMax?
As for the reference to Halloween ... it is a tradition in the US for children to dress up in disguises on Halloween.
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