It is what SprintPCS refuses to do for my neighborhood, and for that they will pay dearly. My Wi-Fi node is almost done. Just pray I don't fall off my roof. The list of likely victims is long. Because the monopoly phone and cable guys have held back last-mile deployment, we are stuck with 56K modems, or at best 500K DSL or cable modems.
Video needs one to two megabits per second to be TV quality.
Well, imagine what 11 megabits can do. Local TV stations could become obsolete. Cable systems will seem quaint with only 75 channels. The phone companies ought to be nervous too. A portable phone with 802.11 built in might actually be cheaper than today's cordless.