Allen: While progress in satellite communications can be measured in 5 year increments - to design, fund, and launch them... technological progress DOES come, and has. Spot beams are now a standard feature on all new satellites, and it's beginning to make a big difference. Watch to see what happens with WildBlue over the next year as they bring their built-for-purpose satellite online, as opposed to using "one big, continent-spanning transponder" technology.
Thanks, Steve On 9/10/07, Allen Marsalis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I clearly see your point as an old FHSS guy. hehehe > > LOL, between you and me, I would never have waxed so philosophically > over this idea had it not been for the muni-wifi movement with its > limited non-overlapping channels. Multiple radio systems got me > interested in meshing a while back. I guess I'm not the only one, > but my market is definitely not city wifi like Strix. > > Gotcha, many thanks for responding to me Steve. I think there is > something to be learned under every new stone, and even some old > stones long forgotten my most... I barely remember Metricom and > "packet radio". > > Hmmm I just saw a HughesNet commercial. The one with the pretty lady > in a green dress. I assume GEO satellite service still stinks to > high heaven?? I nearly forgot about those guys... I once knew Avi > Freedman when he was into some satellite stuff and learned enough not > to be too scared of the sat guys who have their own unique set of > expensive problems..... > > Allen > -- Steve Stroh 425-939-0076 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | www.stevestroh.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Join us at the WISPA Reception at 6:30 PM on October the 16th 2007 at ISPCON ** ** ISPCON Fall 2007 - October 16-18 - San Jose, CA www.ispcon.com ** ** THE INTERNET INDUSTRY EVENT ** ** FREE Exhibits and Events Pass available until August 31 ** ** Use Customer Code WSEMF7 when you register online at http://www.ispcon.com/register.php ** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
