quite funny that when they cant get their normal dsl, broadband services running fine...they are aiming for bigger things instead.
Actually, it's quite a strategic move to excel in wireless infrastructure. Many other countries are doing the same because they lack the wireline infrastructure for cable or dsl based broadband.
With wireless, there are fewer physical disruptions (digging, laying cables, constructing cable towers, mounting wires etc.). So it's faster, cheaper and much more viable for developing countries to invest in wireless infrastructure. Brazil, China, and Pakistan are currently leading the wireless broadband implementation technologies like WiMax and that's a good thing!