Re: [GKD-DOTCOM] Misunderstanding Broadband

2003-11-07 Thread Vickram Crishna
Al Hammond wrote: WiFi networks already cover ranges of 100 miles or more, with repeaters and tuned anntennae--in Laos, in California, in India, and in many other places. If it is happening in India, sadly, it is illegal. We are only permitted to operate WiFi indoors. However, the definition

Re: [GKD-DOTCOM] Bringing Connectivity to Under-Served Communities

2003-11-07 Thread Robert Miller
Hello Thaths and Others: Thaths wrote regarding the issue of viruses becoming bandwidth consumers and ultimately undermining the user experience for students, faculty, and others. While I had discussed the technology behind the solution I wrote about, it provides a remotely managed server that is

Re: [GKD-DOTCOM] How Much Bandwidth is Necessary?

2003-11-07 Thread Cornelio Hopmann
I would like to throw in my 20 ounces of salt ... and support Pam McLean. Stories from my life: When changing the German National Research Center for Computing in 1985 for the Engineering University of Nicaragua I felt like I was transported to the moon - dark side. Whereas in Germany I had

Re: [GKD-DOTCOM] Misunderstanding Broadband

2003-11-07 Thread Wire Lunghabo James
I liked the statement below: Al Hammond wrote: Thus the critical feature of broadband wireless is that it will lower end user cost, by aggregating more demand. The fact that it is broadband and allows more multimedia content (such as video mail and video conferencing, and face/voice

Re: [GKD-DOTCOM] Bringing Connectivity to Under-Served Communities

2003-11-07 Thread Guido Sohne
On Mon, 2003-11-03 at 17:26, Ahmed Isah wrote: In my opinion, Cornelio Hopmann got it all wrong. The issue is not to do with selling a useless product that has no demand. Rather, it has to do with whether the target market is really aware of the benefits of the product to them. This then