Hello Marghanita
It is interesting the benefits that decentralisation, distribution and scalablilty can bring in many fields. I believe that there is a similar approach to solar that could be adopted for wireless Internet as discussed in the following presentation I gave a week ago at the 5G world summit. http://users.cecs.anu.edu.au/~Gerard.Borg/public/anu-mimo-5G_World_Summit_GGBorg_2016.pdf http://users.cecs.anu.edu.au/~Gerard.Borg/public/ANU-MIMO_whitepaper.pdf Abstract In cellular networks, both the mobile wireless spectrum and the connection from the base station to the backhaul are shared between hundreds of clients in a cell. This approach can never be scalable or spectrally efficient. Cellular roll-outs to remote areas will normally be uneconomical: especially in developing countries. If our aim is to bring broadband to the unconnected who are living in regional / remote areas, then a different approach is required. We propose a novel wireless access network based on a scalable, distributed and decentralised massive MIMO architecture. This network can be deployed cost-effectively by successively connecting base stations to a broadband IP point-of-interconnect as clients are added to the network. Long range links requiring sub-GHz bands can be economically deployed and can provide each client with full access to the wireless spectrum and a dedicated connection to the backhaul. Given the increasing numbers of urban and regional townships connected to fibre, such an approach could empower local communities to wirelessly extend their networks to isolated populations. Cheers Gerard Borg ________________________________ From: Link <[email protected]> on behalf of Marghanita da Cruz <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 11, 2016 2:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [LINK] Distributed electricity generation An interesting Ocham's Razor yesterday morning: *Peter Newman: *Solar power is not just coming, it's here, but what will it mean to our centralised grids? Will it mean we won't need a grid? Will we be able to live in splendid self sufficiency with the internet and our own power? We now have an unlikely emerging demonstration city, Perth, that is enabling us to learn something about distributed, rather than centralised, generation. And in particular, to see a new phenomenon we have called 'citizen utilities'. ... http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/ockhamsrazor/citizen-utilities:-the-future-of-solar/7558174#transcript -- Marghanita da Cruz Telephone: 0414-869202 Email: [email protected] Website: http://ramin.com.au _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
