Is WiMax a solution to bring broadband Internet to the Jungle? Santa Clara, Calif. based chipmaker Intel, in conjunction with Brazilian schools and companies, has brought easily accessible broadband to Parintins, an isolated city of 114,000 on an island in the Amazon Basin.
A tower for WiMax, a long-range wireless technology, was set up on the island and connects two schools, a hospital, a community center and a university to a broadband network. To date, the Internet had been accessed primarily with dial-up connections, said Ricardo Carreon, regional director of Intel Latin America. The only broadband options were microwave or satellite. Intel Chairman Craig Barrett came to the city for the formal unveiling of the networks.
Intel estimates that the new network will serve about 1,500 students and 10,000 community members.
WiMax could be a solution to help developing countries gain the power of technology and the Internet. The hospital, for instance, will use the link for telemedicine and remote diagnostics.
September 20th, 2006 at 9:24 am
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October 11th, 2006 at 11:40 am
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