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Lower frequencies such as TV whitespace and 700 MHz will greatly help the WISP of today serve areas where current wireless technologies cannot due to frequency. WiMAX will have very little coverage advantage over current wireless technologies. --Mike -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd Vierling Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 1:15 PM To: Roland Dobbins Cc: NANOG list Subject: Re: [funsec] Not so fast, broadband providers tell big users (fwd) On 3/13/07, Roland Dobbins <[email protected]> wrote: > > There are other technologies better > > suited to rural deployment, such as satellite, powerline, some cable, > > or even re-use of the previous generation's ADSL gear once metro areas > > are upgraded. > > Or something like WiMAX? Depends on how rural the area is. Some parts of the US have problematic terrain and *very* sparse population; there, the cost would far outweigh the subscriber uptake. Should someone want bandwidth in such an area, powerline or satellite are probably better choices. (I don't mention cell-based wireless technologies, because the providers in that market space haven't truly awakened to the possibility of fixed cell termination sites for broadband-type access. That is generally seen as a congestion threat, not an opportunity, by the carriers.) -- -- Todd Vierling <[email protected]> <[email protected]> <[email protected]>
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