ASHBURN (WiMAX Day). Fans from Rexburg, Idaho can now enjoy live local high school football, basketball, and other games via the Web from anywhere in the world for free, thanks to a partnership between DigitalBridge Communications Corp, a WiMAX service provider in the Intermountain West and Eastern Idaho Sports Network (EISN).

The companies are using BridgeMAXX to give their clients fast, portable broadband service and access to sporting events in real time via the Web. “We can broadcast football right from the field, basketball from courtside, even fifth grade soccer matches, pretty much any game in Rexburg,” said EISN founder Bruce Herker. “It was impossible to have a broadband connection at many of these locations before we had BridgeMAXX. The response has been amazing. Fans love it.” Herker reports that games are being viewed from all over the world by local residents at active military duty stations in Afghanistan and Turkey, to other residents in the United States and Canada.

Although the technology is complex, the outcome isn’t.  Fans, friends and family can connect to watch the high school games by simply turning on their computers, pointing their Web browsers to www.eisnlive.com, and watching the action. “We’re delighted to be able to work with Bruce and everyone at EISN to make these web casts possible,” said Kelley Dunne, CEO of DigitalBridge Communication, in a recent press release. “It is great to use cutting edge technology to enrich the community. This is the type of application that we knew our BridgeMAXX service would enable in Rexburg.”

The BridgeMAXX service is currently available in Rexburg and Pocatello, Idaho; Missoula, Montana; and Washington and Vincennes, Indiana.  The two companies plan to expand partnership to cover more local sports events in those towns and cities, and branch out to other places, including Appomattox, Virginia, in the upcoming year.