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Residents of Bozeman, Montana, will test a broadband wireless data service called iBurst that blows away existing offerings. If people like it there, the service could expand to other parts of the country. By Elisa Batista.
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Broadband One Networks plans to introduce wireless data service iBurst this September in Montana. The service would give high-speed Internet access to laptop users roaming miles away from the nearest antenna.Courtesy of iBurst

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IBurst is about 100 times faster than cellular connections currently offered by cell-phone providers. And users can roam up to 5 miles away from a base station -- unlike Wi-Fi services, which tether users to a range of about 300 feet.

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