It is a huge jump from "Rev A," planned by Sprint for implementation this year and next, which will top out at 3.1M bit/sec. download and 1.8M bit/sec. upload. Current capabilities on the network are 2.4M bit/sec. download and 144K bit/sec. upload.

Mark Gordon, webmaster at Prince William County Park Authority in Manassas, Va., is looking forward to faster speeds, especially the coming fourth-generation wireless technology -- as long as it's a solid standard.

"You don't want to step into something and find that everything you've done, all that taxpayer money, is out the window," Gordon said. He said the county authority is just getting into wireless technology and is interested in providing wireless access to facilities such as water parks and golf courses.

"It's exciting, if you can get to a realm where you can carry your data anywhere with you, no matter where you are, and it's seamless across all agencies -- that's key, Gordon said.

Carlos Gonzalez, systems and network administrator for the city of Orlando, is also looking for a speed upgrade. His primary responsibility is the city's police department, and he's looking for an upgrade to the current EDGE cards being used.