Rhode Island embarks on wireless network

From: China Daily | Date: May 1, 2006 | Copyright information

The smallest state in the United States is seeking to become its first to offer a wireless broadband network from border to border.

Backers of Rhode Island's US$20 million project say it will improve services and make the state a testing ground for new business technologies.

It comes at a time when Rhode Island's capital of Providence is stepping up efforts to lure business from Boston, about a 50-minute drive away, in neighbouring Massachusetts, where office rents are among the nation's most expensive.

The Rhode Island Wireless Innovation Networks (RI-WINs) should be fully in place by next ...

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