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Navini gear will also be used to cover the entire state of Rhode Island.

It's the first and only broadband wireless network, for statewide use, through a public-private partnership.

Rhode Island, with just over 1,000 square miles, is an interesting place as a proof-of-concept state," said Saul Kaplan, deputy director of the Rhode Island Economic Development Corp., the agency leading the RI-WINs charge. Two trial networks are currently being established. IBM will take a lead in the pilot project.

"It will be a hybrid network," said Bob Panoff, who has been spearheading the RI-WINS effort. "The core will be WiMAX with Wi-Fi at the edge."

The network, planned to cover the state's more than 1,000 square miles, is tentatively planned to be in operation in 18 to 24 months or so.

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