from http://slashdot.org/articles/02/06/10/1243203.shtml?tid=126
Garage Tinkerers Claim Wireless Last-Mile Solution
Posted by timothy on Monday June 10,
@09:12AM
from the believe-when-it's-under-the-tree dept.
BrianWCarver writes: "The NYTimes is reporting
that two guys in their garage have designed a
low-cost wireless broadband solution that can
transmit up to 20 miles. (
(A previous story described a 7km achievement in Australia.
http://slashdot.org/articles/02/05/13/0114221.shtml?tid=126 )
Their company is called Etherlinx http://www.etherlinx.com/
and they use the Wi-Fi 802.11b standard in a repeater antenna that
people can attach to the outside of their homes. The technology,
which apparently costs under $100, has been operating in a
small for-pay trial in Oakland, CA for a year. Is this a solution
to the 'last-mile' problem, hope for rural areas, and the death of
cable/DSL? Read and be the judge."
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