Cablevision’s Wi-Fi plan: what’s behind it?

Harold Feld has written an interesting analysis of Cablevision’s push into wide-area Wi-Fi networks. He writes: “Cablevision’s wifi strategy has several things going for it. It is relatively cheap to deploy (as compared with winning licenses and building a wireless infrastructure) and can be deployed right away. Indeed, according to DSL Reports, deployment is well under way already. That gets Cablevision subscribers hooked on this form of mobility for their wireless services before Verizon can