Someone has to go out and build something.
In particular, there will be a strong demand for innovative products that satisfy the economic constraints of new entrants trying to break into mature markets. It is also being increasingly used to provide inter-premises LAN connections for companies that have multiple locations across a city. Until recently, the only alternatives have been conventional microwave links, unlicensed spread spectrum devices or esoteric laser atmospheric equipment. Microwave, once the backbone of the long distance industry prior to replacement by fiber, is a mature technology. However, the manner in which it is regulated makes its use problematic as a generic building block for new competitive infrastructures.