WiMAX is wireless at it’s finest
With the introduction of mobile wimax (Worldwide Interoperability of Microwave Access) in 2001, is considered the last mile of connection for many rural customers. The last mile implies it is the very last measure of distance to enable connection to high speed internet capability. For the customer however, this may seem to be their first mile to get on the information highway that most urban dwellers have already enjoyed for quite a while.
Access from vast distances has proven extremely expensive and troublesome for the many who live out “in the sticks”. There is an enormous customer base out there that has been untapped until recently. The providers simply could not afford to connect with rural customers, or if they did no one would be able to pay for it.