Well, like I said, they intend to put a POP in each county. Dave
On 8/3/07, Zack Kneisley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am familiar with this network. Trying to expand, and making it available > are still the 2 things that have not happened. Also, in my neck of the > woods, it is still 40 miles to the nearest POP. The terrain that is > between > myself and that pop would take multiple wireless hops. I once did a > wireless > study to that general area and it would take between 4-6 hops using 300ft > towers. > > Zack > > On 8/3/07, Dave Hannum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Zack, > > > > The Ohio Super Computer Center has OSCNet - a network of fiber optic > cable > > around the state. They are trying to expand this program to put a fiber > > drop in each county that will be available to both public and private > last > > milers. This thing has an enormous capacity - all but a hand full of > the > > state colleges and universities operate of this thing, and I believe > they > > said only about 1/16th of it's capacity is being utilized at this time. > > > > http://www.osc.edu/oscnet/ > > > > A fellow by the name of Kim Peters in Morgan county is very familiar > with > > this project. [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You might talk to him and see how this is coming along. > > > > Dave Hannum > > > > > > > > On 8/3/07, Zack Kneisley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > I have lived in Ohio all my life and I believe I know of most of all > of > > > the > > > longhaul fiber that exists between cities. I'm sure there are some > > > networks > > > I don't know about, but there has been a lot of money poured into a > few > > > unlicensed wireless links that I have been involved with for a > > particular > > > governmant agency. This agency, if any, would have access to any > > > governmant > > > fiber and said there wasn't any available. > > > > > > If anyone would like to disprove me, please do, It would open up a lot > > > more > > > possibilities. > > > > > > Zack > > > > > > On 8/2/07, Felix A. Lopez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Mike - My other comments are that local governments > > > > have un-used fiber capacity and therefore seeking ways > > > > of generating revenue. Such is the case with quasi > > > > goverment fiber too. For example, I believe NOAA-NET > > > > seeking to promote space and sell fiber services to > > > > other providers. (at least that is what I heard two > > > > years ago in the Pacific Northwest??) > > > > > > > > Felix > > > > San Francisco Area > > > > --- Mike Hammett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I doubt its anything more than PR. Internet > > > > > connectivity sold by the state > > > > > of Illinois is ungodly expensive. This is not much > > > > > (if any) different than > > > > > Illinois's network www.illinois.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- > > > > > Mike Hammett > > > > > Intelligent Computing Solutions > > > > > http://www.ics-il.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Justin S. Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: <wireless@wispa.org> > > > > > Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 7:54 AM > > > > > Subject: [WISPA] Ohio State-wide broadband network > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/01/2214205&from=rss > > > > > > > > > > > > "In order to coordinate and expand access to the > > > > > state's broadband data > > > > > > network, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland has signed > > > > > an executive order > > > > > > establishing the Ohio Broadband Council and the > > > > > Broadband Ohio Network. > > > > > > The > > > > > > order directs the Ohio Broadband Council to > > > > > coordinate efforts to extend > > > > > > access to the Broadband Ohio Network to every > > > > > county in Ohio. 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