Scientists working at the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies located in Pisa, Italy have reported successful testing of what they are saying is the world’s fastest wireless network. However, these scientists weren’t using fiber; they were using lasers in a technology called Free-Space Optical Communications. Although the speeds are impressive, there are some serious drawbacks that prevent the technology from being used even in places where fiber isn’t a viable possibility. The main drawback is that this is a line-of-sight technology which means that if obstacles interfere with the beam then the service cuts out. One suggestion is to use this type of technology for all back-end communications and then to use radio-based wireless technology for the “last mile”.