[Hidden-tech] WiredWest fiberoptic broadband

[ussailis at shaysnet.com]

I thought everything over Internet was half-duplex, because that is all
that can be sent over a pair of wires, unless frequency division multiplex
is used, as the phone company invented years ago.


Jim Ussailis
jim at nationalwireless.com

PS Wireless does not have to be half-duplex. I tried a full duplex
communication on the 11 meter ham band once back in 1958. Slick!


Original Message:
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From: Matthew S. Crocker matthew at corp.crocker.com
Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2010 12:50:41 -0400 (EDT)
To: hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net
Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] WiredWest fiberoptic broadband


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Another problem with wireless is when people says 'wireless' they normally
mean 'unlicensed wireless'.  Unlicensed wireless has a slew of issues with
frequency competition.  Point to Multipoint unlicensed wireless also half
duplex polled network.  half duplex networks get destroyed when the users
start doing high packet rate full duplex applications (VoIP, peer2peer,
VPN, SSH, ...).   Wireless is a good short term fill in the gap solution
but it isn't  a viable long term solution and it doesn't support the future
of the Internet.

Licensed point to point wireless links can be used for back haul in a
regional backbone.

A Regional open fiber network would be a huge win for the area.  Towns need
to be working on funding/prop 2.5 override to budget a last mile fiber
build in the town.  Connect your town to the state middle mile project and
everyone wins.  Towns should also not expect the fiber network to generate
revenue,  If the town makes money off it then it is basically a tax and
there are other ways to tax the residents that make more sense.

-Matt

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