Despite the crappy cell phone network coverage, New York City is on the verge of going fully wireless. Six technology companies have paid New York City $25 million to install 18,000 lamp post-based antennas to offer a complete wireless network across the five boroughs.
Although this should mean access to the web for anyone, everywhere (and by January 2005!), some residents are concerned about the sheer number of masts blasting microwaves down the streets and avenues. In response, the commissioner in charge has stipulated that the onus is on companies to pay for, and carry out, any health studies that the city deems necessary.
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August 24th, 2004 at 9:35 pm
TIGARD, OR — (MARKET WIRE) — 12/10/2004 — WiFi Wireless, Inc. (OTC: WFIW) announced today that they had contracted with AValon RF, Inc. of El Cajon, CA, to design and produce its first generation wireless terrestrial “last mile” mobile UHF, narrow band, high data rate, 802.22 based solution for it’s global communication network.
WiFi Wireless’ network, through its proprietary IP, will offer the following advantages:
– Provide users with a seamless, highly mobile, high speed internet
connection.
– Use of UHF spectrum in conjunction with “Space-Time” technology will
allow users operation at long range (up to 10miles) under very limited line
of sight conditions, reducing the number of base stations per coverage
area.
– Allow a high speed (downlink data rates from 200Kb/sec up to
1.53MB/sec) connectivity over narrow band channels.
– The utilization of narrow band channels in combination with
proprietary segmented antenna technology allows clustering of up to 25,000
on-line subscribers per single base station.
December 11th, 2004 at 2:14 pm