Another follow up on that with regards to the cost comment. Yes, it's true that the investment can be costly. Depending on the number of subscribers and overall coverage of the network, you can expect anywhere between $2k-$5k and upwards. The idea however is that it gives you premium access to very cheap bandwidth and the investment is paid back over time. In addition, it's a great home improvement amenity which increases the value of your home.
802.11n on the other hand, currently offers no distance or bandwidth improvements over 802.11g in an outdoor environment, we just haven't figured out the physics of it yet. End-users would end up with a measly ~1-3Mbit of usable bandwidth. That would just be another expensive approach to slow/mediocre muni-wifi. Tyler Booth // President ph. 503.548.2000 | fx. 503.548.2002 921 SW Washington St, Suite 224 Portland OR 97205 On Nov 25, 2008, at 12:39 AM, Conor Todd wrote: > I, too, think this is a great idea. You'd obvisously have to work > with the city on this, and it probably wouldn't work in most of the > city because the per-person cost would be really high. However, a > fiber network which has 802.11n endpoints (and perhaps endpoints > inside of pre-wired apartment buildings) would reach a lot more > people for not as much money. > > You'd have to have a monthly open class on how to properly configure > Bittorrent clients, though... ;) > > - Conor > > On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 7:25 PM, Michael Weinberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: > > From the article: > > In their paper Homes with Tails (PDF), Columbia Law School professor > and NAF Fellow Tim Wu and Google Policy Analyst Derek Slater lay out a > proposal in which a community would establish a collectively-owned > fiber trunk cable that would lead to individually-owned lines into > people's homes. > > Columbia Law professor Tim Wu explained Friday the benefits of > encouraging privately owned fiber lines. > > Such an architecture would be "akin to a condominium complex--also a > radical form of property not too long ago," Slater said. > The fiber would lead an open point of presence (or PoP), at which > different service providers could set up equipment and compete for > residents' business. > > http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10105776-38.html > > I've been saying exactly this for months. I would love to actually see > a neighborhood come together to install homeowner purchased fiber with > a community trunk, anyone interested? > > -- > Michael Weinberg > President > Personal Telco Project, Inc. > A 501(c)(3) Non-Profit > > > > > > -- > "(Information) consumes the attention of its recipients, hence a > wealth of information creates a poverty of attention." > > -- Herbert Simon > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ The Personal Telco Project - http://www.personaltelco.net/ Donate to PTP: http://www.personaltelco.net/donate Archives: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.wireless.portland.general/ Etiquette: http://www.personaltelco.net/index.cgi/MailingListEtiquette List information: http://lists.personaltelco.net To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
