Wimax arrives in Grand Haven, MI. Service to 15 more cities planned.

While we anxiously await the roll out of Xohm Wimax service in the larger cities, smaller firms continue to quietly bring service online in places at the bottom of the of the corporate build list.

Azulstar, a Grand Haven, Mich.-based MuniFi company, is shifting its focus away from WiFi to WiMAX when it comes to municipal wireless networks. Starting with Grand Haven, Azulstar will eventually roll out WiMAX across 15 cities in the mid- and southwest U.S., including Albuquerque, N.M..

Azulstar is using 3.6 GHz licensed spectrum for this WiMAX upgrade. The company explains that since it couldn’t get spectrum in Sacramento or Silicon Valley in California, nor in Winston-Salem, N.C., it decided to bow out or take a reduced role in those projects. (from GigaOm)