Commercial WiMAX networks springing up

[rpm]

http://mybroadband.co.za/nephp/?m=show&id=649

 

[stoke]

/baised speculation
Our leading telecoms company will pay tons of money to the first company that turns a WiMax profit to determine how they made the profit, and then do a u-turn and say that it's not profitable in SA cos international bandwidth is too expensive.
The governmint will support the decision and open the WiMax frequencies to SABC for one-way TV broadcasting.
/baised speculation end

 

[kilps]

So why is SA so backward that we ahve not started publicly testing this? Does no one relise that with no wires and the distance this could cover Wimax could get telecoms to thousands of more people.

How much does a licence cost

 

[dominic]

South African providers are currently making plans to begin testing this service.

afaik SITA have already finished testing

there was also a post about a wimax operator in port elizabeth (of all places ) somewhere on the forum