Carmarthen-based Bluewave Internet, a new wireless ISP that uses WiMAX technology to deliver faster broadband access into rural communities, has become the first company to successfully bring a "high speed" internet connection into the isolated rural village of Llanfynydd in south west Wales (UK).Some homes in Llanfynydd had previously only been able to receive fixed line broadband speeds of less than 0.5Mbps, although Bluewave's new wireless service is apparently able to deliver speeds of up to 20Mbps.
Glyndwr Phillips, Director of Bluewave Internet, told ISPreview.co.uk:
"The WiMAX technology that delivers this high speed internet is used all over the world, with an impressive client base including the US Military. Only now has it become available to the UK under licence and Bluewave Internet are the providers for South Wales and it is spreading fast."
"The WiMAX technology that delivers this high speed internet is used all over the world, with an impressive client base including the US Military. Only now has it become available to the UK under licence and Bluewave Internet are the providers for South Wales and it is spreading fast."
Bluewave Internet is also available in some parts of the main Carmarthen town and its service is currently being rolled out to other rural communities across the region (e.g. Capel Issac and Salem etc.). The Welsh Government's Broadband Support Scheme, which offers grants to homes that can only receive sub-2Mbps speeds, is known to be helping.
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