Comdex wasn’t any thrill this year: call it the demi-Comdex, the mini-me Comdex. But one meeting made the entire trip almost worthwhile. I spoke to a couple of guys who are doing a fixed-point wireless ISP. The concept isn’t new, but their timing may be perfect.

And these guys, who are from a company called Slice Networks in Nebraska, may actually be ahead of a very big development: last week Intel, IBM and AT&T endorsed their concept with a new company called Cometa Networks that will roll out a new nationwide wireless network.

What is so new about it? You can read the entire essay here.