Here's an interesting solution for a unified network in France. All services (voice, sms, tv, data) plus some new ideas (ID, banking):
“In your pocket you have three things: your keys, your phone and your wallet,” he says. “I think of those three only one will remain: your phone.” http://gigaom.com/2012/01/09/how-frances-free-will-reinvent-mobile/ On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 6:22 PM, Carl Tollander <c...@plektyx.com> wrote: > I'd actually like to see some sort of software radio thing, but again, > kittens..... > > What is the victory condition? What is the problem we want to solve? It > seems its not really battery life.... > > > On 1/10/12 6:10 PM, Victoria Hughes wrote: > > What a great solution- the mesh network. Communal, reasonable, relying on > interpersonal responsibility. How feasible is this actually? This model - > what without knowing the jargon I'd call distributed or partnership effort, > each person doing a small part of the task, and numbers making the big > tasks happen - seems like one of those things that can be pulled off in > small like-minded communities, or those with pre-existing need that hasn't > been filled yet. But not so likely in an area where those things don't > exist. Sounds like something the Norwegians would do, or people in > Portland, Oregon. > Say more about how it could be set up? So many applications besides phone > service. > > Tory > > > On Jan 10, 2012, at 5:57 PM, Arlo Barnes wrote: > > Open source hardware and software can spread quickly to those who want > it, and clearly companies that sell mobile phones do not want it. But there > are enough smart people out there that communities could build the phones > they want. So the issue is coverage. nG should be like WiFi - as open or > closed as the owner of the hotspot wants, controllable, et cetera. As has > been pointed out, a little weak on security, but nothing that cannot be > fixed. The problem is that mobile devices move around more than the average > computer, even including laptops. This is why cell towers have been built > to cover wide areas, and of course companies need to be big enough to have > enough money to build them. Big companies tend to not like 'open'. > Communities might be able to raise enough money, but towers are unsightly > and some people claim they cause health problems. So the answer might be > mesh networks - chances are, a given mobile device is a lot closer to > another device than the nearest tower, so signals do not have to have quite > a strong amplitude. This means that people can provide each other with > coverage, bypassing vendors. > -Arlo > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org >
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