[ale] OT: Sprint bringing WiMax to Arlanta this year

[Jeff Lightner]

But bulldozers might be not to mention careless semi drivers.

Back in 1998 I went to India to setup systems for "local wireless loop".
The idea being you'd have a "cell" phone in your home that was tied to a
specific tower and use that as your regular home phone.   This way you
didn't have to wait the month the (Government) phone company usually
took to give you service in your home.

It was quite common on the streets of India to see people you wouldn't
think could afford a cell phone (based on prices in America at the time)
using them. 


-----Original Message-----
From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Sean
Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 10:30 AM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!
Subject: Re: [ale] OT: Sprint bringing WiMax to Arlanta this year

On Friday 27 March 2009 08:33:36 am Jim Lynch wrote:

> I wonder if wireless will every beat out direct connect?  You can
> squeeze so much more bandwidth through multiple fiber lines than the
> spectrum can handle.  I suppose if you flood the world (or your
market)
> with towers you could compete but at what cost?  Is it truly cheaper
to
> install a tower to cover a given area?  I guess it's possible.
>
> Jim.

Yes.  Laying fiber trunk lines is expensive (very) and installing the
last
mile is even more expensive.  That is why cell phone systems are so much
less expensive to install in third world countries. And those cell
towers
have less down time -- backhoes aren't a threat. :)

Sean



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