last mile

基本解释

No network, however, can run faster than the speed of its “last mile”, from the neighbourhood node to the house.
然而，没有一个速度能带信息超越“最后路程”，从邻里节点传入用户家中。
Stringing wires or laying cables is expensive, so a company that owns a connection that runs to the side of your house—the so-called “last mile”—has tremendous power over potential rivals.
架线或铺设电缆建立称作“最后一英里”网的花费很大，如果一个公司能拥有一条经过你家门的链接，无疑相对潜在对手而言将具有极大优势。
For although telegraph wires could deliver news more rapidly than ever, they had a “last mile” problem: they could not disseminate news quickly to thousands of people.
尽管电报线传送新闻比以前更快，但他们遭遇了“最后一英里”问题：无法将新闻快速传给千家万户。

"Wireless LANs solve the problem of the last mile, particularly in a metropolitan area, " says Ma.
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