Wireless broadband provides DSL or faster data speeds that are sufficient to produce tablets that are powerful connected devices that will appeal to business executives as well consumers.
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"There's plenty of room for cable, DSL, wireless, and satellite, " says Michael Harris, president of Kinetic Strategies.
For example, both the House and Senate versions of the ban, as approved by committees in July, will extend the tax exemption to DSL and wireless Internet services.
Networking giant Cisco (nasdaq: CSCO - news - people), also takes a platform agnostic but bullish view of the broadband market, supplying equipment for cable, DSL and wireless service providers.
Approximately 40 percent of those customers have switched from slower DSL, cable, and wireless services.
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They see this as their way of holding on to subscribers in the face of stiffening competition from SBC and Verizon, who are already bundling together DSL, wireline, and wireless (it works the other way, too: SBC has been making a lot of noise about getting into IP TV lately).
The speed of Exede Internet service makes it very competitive with wireless home broadband service as well as legacy DSL and many cable services.
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Setting up a wireless network in the home requires at least two components: a wireless hub, which connects to the modem (DSL or cable) or server PC, and a client device such as a PC insert card, which connects to the hub.
My reasons are many and include the fact that Clearwire is using a wireless technology that is not mainstream (WiMAX) on a portion of spectrum that requires building out many more cell sites than its competitors, and that it has chosen to enter major metro markets already served by wired DSL, cable, and a number of wireless broadband companies.
Wi-Fi is slightly slower than cable or DSL, but its lower cost makes it popular with cities that want to offer affordable wireless service to their residents.
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