Patent ID: 6512916
Filing Date: 2003-01-28
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A method for selecting geographic areas in which to deploy fixed wireless communication systems, the method comprising the steps of:selecting a first set of geographic areas, wherein the first set geographic areas have populations that rank approximately between the twentieth and the eightieth percentile of regional populations ranked in increasing order; selecting a second set of geographic areas from the first set of geographic areas, wherein the second set of geographic areas have population centers within respective predetermined distances of population centers of geographic areas that have populations greater than the eightieth percentile of regional populations ranked in increasing order; selecting a third set of geographic areas from the second set of geographic areas, wherein a most-populated municipality of each geographic area of the third set of geographic areas is respectively located within a predetermined distance of at least one of an existing microwave transceiver site and an existing point of presence; and selecting a fourth set of geographic areas from the third set of geographic areas, wherein each geographic area of the fourth set of geographic areas has a per capita personal income greater than a threshold.