The Last Mile

The market ultimately will be limited by bandwidth. If too many users are on the same band, collisions will occur, creating reliability problems. Any new companies coming to the market would have to buy out the ones already here. “When you have three providers in an area, it’s pretty tight,” says Williamson. Because DHR was the first to erect its towers and so far has the widest coverage, says Williamson, it is in good position to finish the last mile first.

Susan Holly is a freelance writer based on Sanibel.