Sam, While SpaceData uses some cool technology it looks like they are mostly military applications and are basically throw-away balloons. Not a permanent or long term solution which would require motors and repositioning; thus the power issues.
Rick Lindahl "Your Wireless Solution Partner" Invictus Networks, LLC 503-635-2562, f 503-635-9207 http://www.invictusnetworks.com http://www.invictuswireless.com new estore -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sam Churchill Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 11:01 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ptp-general] Re: Weather Balloons to Serve Up Web Access in Africa Narrowband PCS (NPCS) is part of the licensed 900 MHz band, with Space Data (http://www.spacedata.net) the licensee of nearly 2 MHz of the 3 MHz allocated to NPCS by the FCC. As of September 15, 2008, Space Data Corporation has logged its 250,000th hour of flying time over the United States (http://www.spacedata.net/press091508.htm) The Japanese Balloon Bombs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_balloon) were the first to discover the prevailing air currents over the Pacific, which Space Data uses. - Sam --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
