Rhode Island Prepares for Statewide Wireless Net

The non-profit Rhode Island Wireless Innovation Networks (RI-WINS) is developing an innovative network that could be used by a multiplicity of users including government agencies, businesses, and education institutions. It is not planned to provide network access for individual consumer usage. The network, planned to cover the state's more than 1,000 square miles, is tentatively planned to be in operation in 18 to 24 months or so. The core will be WiMAX with Wi-Fi at the edge.