For cost and complexity reasons, most devices do not have wide-area networking capabilities.

出于成本和复杂性的考虑，大多数设备并不具备广域网联网功能。

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Wreckage from the plane was scattered over a wide area.

飞机失事残骸散落在一个广阔地域。

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Police and rescue workers said everyone was killed when the plane exploded, scattering wreckage over a wide area.

警方和救援人员说，飞机爆炸时，所有人都遇难了，飞机的残骸散落在一片广阔的区域。

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"I know a lot of schools have their own newspaper or newsletter, but don't know of many who have a newspaper for the school that's part of a reservation-wide or huge area-wide publications."

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The wide-area folks are fighting over hotspots that have been deployed, as well as future hotspots.

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However, not just any company can successfully build and deliver a high-quality wide-area wireless product.

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At the top level you have the wide-area networking market, you have the local-area networking market.

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