While surfing, I came across this page from PAETEC about how it sells Fixed Wireless services. Fixed Wireless is not cellular. It's using radios and spectrun (mainly unlicensed spectrum) to connect a customer premise to the Internet or to another location.

In this case, PAETEC is using licensed spectrum to deliver from 20Mbps to 1Gig with "99.999% (or better) circuit availability". Really? Five Nines or better? 100% uptime? Even the PSTN can't do that any more.

"XO is the largest owner of LMDS spectrum (28-31Ghz) in the nation. NextLink, the wireless operation of XOHO, recently launched its broadband wireless services in Las Vegas and increased its wireless portfolio to 14 markets at the speed of covering 1 to 2 metro areas/month: Washington DC, Boston, Atlanta, Tampa, Miami, Nashville, Chicago, Kansas City, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Huston, LA, Seattle, Phoenix, Las Vegas - already more than its almost only competitor in LMDS fixed wireless services, FiberTower (FTWR). The remaining large LMDS spectrum owner, Level 3 (LVLT), through its acquisition of Telecove, has so far no plan to use the spectrum, which may expire and become invalid if it is unutilized for certain time period." [seekingalpha]

Actually: "XO Communications has realigned its product offerings by integrating the Nextlink Wireless, Inc. broadband wireless products and services into the company's existing Business Services and Carrier Services business units." [xo.com]

My guess would be that PAETEC is using Dragonwave gear, considering this  press release, "PAETEC's Fixed Wireless uses carrier-grade microwave equipment and consultative engineering to build reliable 'last-mile' access loops between a customer network and a local PAETEC point of presence."

Why bother? It's very difficult to build and maintain a wireless network, unless it is your primary business. It is even more difficult to sell fixed wireless as a side business unless you are bundling it as a complete Disaster Recovery package (which they kind of do via a PDF).

Both PAETEC and XO are a smorgasbord of services wrapped under an umbrella holding company. The ILEC is trying to be all things to all people - TV, ISP, MSP, SAAS, data center, transport, transit, and oh yeah voice. It isn't working for them either. What's your brand? What's your Identity? I leave you with that.