Lab Notes

Robert X. Cringely has an interesting idea: Wal-Mart should get into the WiMax business. They've got a robust existing network, piles of capital, and lots of locations — enough to blanket most of the populated land of the United States.

Of course, the telcos have an even larger existing network, many, many more locations (there are probably a dozen telco COs between my house and the nearest Wal-Mart), lots of experience selling networking services, and an existing base of broadband customers. Still, the competition should be a good thing for consumers.