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Yet Another "Last Mile" Option

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the wouldn't-that-be-special dept.

Jay writes "This article on Yahoo talks about the FCC looking into licencing the 70 - 95GHz bandwidth spectrum. Which would provide "12.5 gigabyte Internet access to homes or businesses as many as 12 miles away from an antenna." Another option for bringing bandwidth over that last mile?" And we could see products based on this during my grandchildrens lifetimes.

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  1. Someone will get this right.... by i_want_you_to_throw_ · · Score: 2, Funny

    Every couple of days /. reports on someone solving the last mile problem.

    Wonder when there actually WILL be a solution?

    Us rednecks are tired of waiting so long for our our porn and Britney Spears songs to download.

  2. Thank god by linzeal · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now my microwave will not cause packets to drop on my network. All I have to worry about at that high a frequency is solar flares, the voice of god, and flying saucers.

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  3. Re:Telepathic Network the way to go by Bearpaw · · Score: 4, Funny
    Telepathically? That would raise a privacy-issue I think...

    No worries, a telepathic network approach would never get very far. The infrastructure in most neighborhoods wouldn't support it. ;->

  4. Re:frikin laser beams by macdaddy357 · · Score: 2, Funny

    How about using cans and a string?

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  5. Combined with teleportation, and we're done! by march · · Score: 2, Funny

    Combine this with this and we have the perfect solution.

    Both will be feasable around the same time.

  6. Re:frikin laser beams by Budgreen · · Score: 2, Funny

    the word of the day is

    "Gunnplexer"

    look it up :)

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