Wavelinx Brings Wi-Fi to Small Towns
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — Too often,
technology takes its time getting from the big cities to the
small towns. Thanks to Wavelinx, an Oklahoma City-based
wireless Internet company, some small towns in Oklahoma and
Texas are getting the latest Internet service sooner than
imagined. Wavelinx has begun Phase I of their rural pilot
program in Rush Springs, Ryan, Terral and Waurika, Oklahoma and
Nocona, Texas bringing dedicated Internet and wireless (also
known as wi-fi) Internet service to them.
Wireless Internet uses a signal that
connects a person’s computer or laptop to the Internet
without any wires. The benefit of wireless Internet is being
able to log on to the World Wide Web from anywhere within the
signal’s reach without any disconnects, busy signals or
having to stay at one location plugged into the wall. An
Ethernet card or wireless card is required in the computer as
well as Internet service from a provider to enable the Wi-Fi
service. Wi-fi service is growing in popularity across the
country in schools, restaurants including Starbucks and
McDonalds, RV parks and recreational areas as well as office
parks.
Wavelinx President, Todd Segress, said
providing quality telecommunications service to rural areas is
where Wavelinx began. “We started and still operate
Terral Telephone Company,” said Segress. “We
believe rural areas should get all the advantages of technology
that metropolitan areas do.”
Wavelinx is planning to extend its rural
service areas in 2004 as well as offering service to Grand Lake
so that residents and weekends can have access on a seasonal or
year-round basis.
