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December 20, 2003

Using 3G in Maui: Maui Sky Fiber

When I decided to spend some time this month in Maui, I had no idea that I would have the opporunity to experience 3GPP @ work in the USA in the process.

While I was a little disappointed that the hotel I'm staying at in Maui is not yet broadband enabled, while I was at LAX waiting for the flight to Maui, my friend, Ken Rutkowski of KenRadio gave me a the heads up about Maui Sky Fiber.

Having spent the better part of this year enjoying the use of broadband and Wi-Fi at hotels, the thought of having to use anything else wasn't all that appealing - but given the alternative of a 26.4k dial-up connection, I figured it couldn't hurt to give 3GPP a try.

Maui Sky Fiber isn't Wi-Fi - it actually runs on licensed spectrum and leverages the 3GPP technology.

My personal jury is still out on whether this implementation of 3GPP provides a better end-user experience than Wi-Fi but I'm giving myself a week to make a decision.

Until then, I'm considering myself lucky to be one of the first people in the US to be able to experience what others may eventually be able to take advantage in the rest of the US sooner or later.

Posted by jeff on December 20, 2003 01:58 AM | Permalink

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