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World's Longest Wi-Fi Connection

Posted by timothy on from the that's-a-long-long-way dept.

axonis writes "The Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) announced today that they have transmitted information via a broadband wireless link over a distance of 310km. They believe that this is the longest distance achieved using wireless connectivity. Alvarion (BreezeCom) is also the original consultant to Ericsson for BlueTooth technology"

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  1. MW radio? by peterpi · · Score: 1, Redundant
    Forgive me if I'm being stupid here; but given that medium wave radio signals easily carry over such distances with enough clarity to enjoy music, why is sending a digital signal such a big deal?

    I doubt the bandwidth would be all that high, but if I can get 33kbit/s down a crappy telephone line then I expect to get a lot more across a nice powerful radio signal.

  2. Re:64-metre dishes help a little by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 0, Redundant
    I wonder what the gain is on a Deep Space Network antenna...

    NASA contracted with Proctor and Gamble to build the hugely scaled up Pringles cans that are used to track their distant probes via wireless. I believe the biggest one is in Puerto Rico. It's the size of a football field and was originally packed with almost 9 million tons of potato chips.