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THE WATER LILIES: THE REAL NEXT GENERATION
By chance, the computer industry has been driving a
parallel and seemingly unrelated initiative for wireless
local area networks, called 802.11. Initially, it was
conceived to replace coaxial cables and remove the need
to drill holes and string wires. A dirty little secret
about 802.11b, though, is that it can cover more than 20
kilometers with suitably directional antennas. Imagine
reaching places that do not have sufficient commercial
value to justify classic infrastructure. In these cases,
the viral nature of unlicensed telecommunications becomes
a major force of human development, transforming
everything from education to entertainment, hospitals to
hiring halls. And won't that make an astonishing splash.
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