Excerpt from The Sydney Morning Herald. Full text at
http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Wireless-technology-helps-Katrina-relief/2005/09/09/1125772670030.html?oneclick=true
Wireless technology helps Katrina relief
September 9, 2005 - 10:04AM
A high-speed wireless networking technology that's still being tested
around the world will be deployed at an evacuation shelter and other
spots on the US Gulf Coast hit by Hurricane Katrina.
The technology called WiMax will bring the internet to remote areas
where the existing infrastructure has been destroyed or never
existed. The network will be used for internet telephone service and
information exchange.
Intel Corp., a major WiMax supporter and maker of chips, shipped
equipment to San Antonio's decommissioned Kelly Air Force Base where
thousands of evacuees are being taken. The gear is expected to arrive
on Friday.
A group of wireless internet providers called Part-15.org is working
with the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Emergency
Management Agency to deploy Wi-Fi hotspots at the shelter and areas
hit by the storm.
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