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Cablevision Launching Wireless Broadband Network

cablevisionwirelesss.jpgI guess Cablevision was feeling a little left out after the WiMaxMegaZord became official with Comcast and Time on board, because they're planning to drop $350 million on a wireless broadband network for New York. It'll basically be a big Wi-Fi network initially (free for customers), though Cablevision says "ultimately it will be a mobile voice-capable network." Which is the real peg: a quadruple play option with bundled wireless (now just to compete w/ TWC and Comcast, let alone wireless companies). At least hopefully, since a $350 million glorified Wi-Fi network isn't gonna get 'em very far. [Yahoo!]

6:30 PM on Thu May 8 2008
By matt buchanan
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  • Ummmm, does these seem like a huge failure to anyone else?

  • How about cablevision f**king gives me some more HD channels? DiscoveryHD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Image of discounteggroll discounteggroll at 08:33 PM on 05/08/08 *

    umm...did they fail to mention carrier?
    This is like saying "There is big news for XP"

    News on this can swing good or bad. The fact that it's Cablevision/Optimum means it probably swings the latter. Hopefully my dollars sway for the good of mankind

    yeah right...

  • Dude_ We're just going to be bombarded with Wireless everywhere by the time this is all done_

    Think about it - 15 Carriers deploying Wireless in every major city - it switch from trying to find a wireless signal to ttrying to get away from the wireless signals_

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