Stone, Brad, Kay Itoi, and Emily Flynn. "10 Favorite Hot Spots." Newsweek 7 June
2004: 60-66. Student Research Center. EBSCOhost. Oregon State Library, Salem,
OR. 06 Dec 2005 <http://search.epnet.com>.
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Title:
10 Favorite Hot Spots. (cover story)
Authors:
Stone, Brad
Itoi, Kay
Flynn, Emily
Source:
Newsweek; 6/7/2004, Vol. 143 Issue 23, p60-66, 6p, 6c
Document Type:
Article
Subject Terms:
MOBILE computing
WIRELESS communication systems
REMOTE computing
Geographic Terms:
AUSTIN (Tex.)
LAS Vegas (Nev.)
LONDON (England)
NEW York (N.Y.)
SAN Diego (Calif.)
SAN Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)
TOKYO (Japan)
UNITED StatesReport Available
WASHINGTON (D.C.)Report Available
AUCKLAND (N.Z.)
HERMISTON (Ore.)
Abstract:
Focuses on the wireless hot spots and lists the top ten hot
spots in the world. Comments from Fred Ziari, founder of EZ
Wireless, who built a 600-square-mile network of wirelessfidelity (Wi-Fi) in Hermiston, Oregon; San Diego, California;
Auckland, New Zealand; Las Vegas, Nevada; London,
England; New York, New York (State); Bay Area, California;
Washington, D.C.; Tokyo, Japan; Austin, Texas.
Lexile:
1270
Full Text Word Count: 2145
ISSN:
0028-9604
Accession Number:
13241531
Database:
Middle Search Plus
Section: Next Frontiers
10 Favorite Hot spots
Wireless isn't just for high-tech hubs anymore. We chose these cities
and towns to show the variety of ways people are using this new
technology. Phones, No. Wi-Fi, Yes
HERMISTON, ORE.
Population: 13,200
Why: Rural areas need the Internet, too
Fact: Thirty-five towers and 75 antennas broadcast
a signal that covers the whole county
The phone and cable companies ignore the towns along the Columbia River in
northeast Oregon despite the prevalence of farms, food-processing facilities,
power plants and military installations that crave high-speed Internet access.
"Sometimes it seems like we live in a third world out here," says Fred Ziari,
founder of EZ Wireless, the 23-employee company in Hermiston, Ore., that
decided to do something about it. EZ Wireless built the country's largest
regional wireless broadband network, a 600-square-mile Wi-Fi blanket, and
activated it this February. The network of high-power Wi-Fi towers and antennas
allows users anywhere in the county to surf the Net at speeds equal to those of
fixed lines like DSL. But users can also take their laptops on the road, driving 20
miles across the region while maintaining a connection the whole way--a trick
Ziari proudly demonstrates by watching a "Lord of the Rings" movie trailer while
cruising down the road.
By Brad Stone; Kay Itoi and Emily Flynn
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