According to John Taylor CEO of WavMax.com, "WiMAX is a viable strategy today and the approach WavMax is pursuing will bring those benefits to customers faster, cheaper and better than any other means. We are expanding our unique network coverage area geometrically across several states without digging up any street or customer's property." To demonstrate that WiMAX is not another technology in search of a customer, take the example of a small to midsize business (SMB) with a data T1/DS-1 or T3/DS-3 at each of its locations. Part of that SMB's monthly service hill is for use of the telco's copper or optical wires.
In a Tier 1 city, the cost is $800 for a one-time installation fee and recurring charges of $700 per month thereafter. Of that $700, $400 is the monthly local loop charge. An SMB can shop around for bandwidth from IP backbone providers, but it's still stuck with that local loop fee every month.
Can WiMAX Beat That?
An SMB, armed with a tally of its monthly telco service charges for each branch location, can contact a WiMAX provider and determine which services it can eliminate by using WiMAX. It should note where the data center 
, fiber POPs, and "lit"' buildings are located in relation to the SMB's branch offices.
The WiMAX provider can perform a site survey and determine what equipment the SMB will need to get IP bandwidth via WiMAX instead of the telco's copper or fiber.
An analysis of the SMB's ROI, net present value, cost per day to be on copper, and missed revenue due to limited network services offerings might demonstrate that a wireless approach is more cost effective. In addition, wireless provides overload and backup capacity, a plus in the face of Hurricane Katrina and other potential disasters.