Author: Yousuf KhanYousuf Khan
Date: Jun 16, 2008 14:02
William R. Cousert wrote:
> Would it be possible to create a city-wide network with a series of linked
> 802.11n routers?
Not really, that's not how WiFi works. The question would be how would
you link those series of routers to each other? And the answer would be
of course, through the Internet. That basically defeats the purpose of
creating an alternative to the Internet.
However, for a few thousand bucks, Intel might be willing to sell you
its newest brainchild, WiMAX. That's basically a wide-area network based
on similar technology to WiFi, but it competes against the cellular
phone network. It's got very little chance of success when put up
against the cell network, but it might work out in a remote 3rd world
village somewhere. But even remote 3rd world villages have cell phone
service these days.
Yousuf Khan
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