On the Road to Mobility 2.0
I've been living in the era of Mobility 1.0. I connect to the Internet via Wi-Fi. I use it at home, at Intel, and on the road. Wi-Fi is great stuff, but a Wi-Fi hotspot is like an oasis in the desert. When I'm at one, my notebook and I replenish our Internet thirst, but in between and beyond these wireless watering holes are vast wireless deserts.
My notebook is my place of business and my playground. It's how I stay connected to my work, my online life, my finances, my shopping. The Internet isn't a luxury. It's a necessity. So why do I have to seek it out? Why can't broadband Internet travel with me and my notebook? My notebook wants to go "free range" with broadband Internet, roaming the wide open spaces beyond the confines of Wi-Fi cages. If my notebook could talk, I'm sure it would say, "Why can't I connect to the Internet like that little cell phone punk does for voice?"
But now I can tell my jealous notebook that our mobile freedom is on its way.
XOHM WiMAX service launched in Baltimore (Washington D.C., Chicago, Dallas, Fort Worth, Boston, Providence and Philadelphia are in the works) and with it began the Mobility 2.0 era. And it's not just my notebook; any WiMAX-enabled device can go free range. Like some kind of wireless "big bang," my notebook's mobility will explode. WiMAX takes Internet access beyond and between Wi-Fi hotspots. It does this by delivering wireless broadband from towers to mobilize Internet access for miles.
Mobility 2.0 makes the Internet kinetic with contextual Internet access, just-in-time services, and location-based applications. And my on-the-go WiMAX seamlessly blends into my existing Wi-Fi world. The road to Mobility 2.0 is going to be a great ride.
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