Australian Researchers Push Near-Broadband IP Over VHF

Curmudgeon Rick writes "A research group at the Australian National University is getting symmetrical 250K bps at 20km, using "empty" 7MHz-wide broadcast TV allocations in the 45MHz band. Story here, project homepage here. Aim is to put some bandwidth out beyond the reach of the wires, where users are few and far between."

Comments

Cool and all

[mphase]

...but doesn't this just mean one lucky bastard in the boonies will be getting good speeds or 50 unlucky bastards getting crap speed?

Re:Cool and all

[tonyr60]

Building on our great pool of expertise developed from 802.11, I suspect that one bastard gets to communicate and 50 lucky bastards get to listen (or watch) in...

Re:Cool and all

[principio]

and we may be looking at the birth of the largest collision domain in the known universe

New slogan?

[Silent Bob On Couch]

I wonder if this will be marketed in the US for rural areas. I can hear the slogan now...

"VHF... Australian for Broadband."

Re:New slogan?

[yobbo]

Well, it has the word "Australian" in it. You suckers will buy into anything with Australian in it.

Re:New slogan?

[Frymaster]

Well, it has the word "Australian" in it. You suckers will buy into anything with Australian in it.

witness the popularity of prisons in the united states.

wait... was that flamebait?

Be nice

[roninmagus]

It'd be nice, but unfortunately my VCR does not support the Australian internet.

;-)

That's coming from an ebayer embittered by NTSC purchases :)

Yes!!1

[riotstarter]

Finally, Pr0n on the TV...oh wait...

Re:wow!

[Frymaster]

worse! now i'm getting someone's kazaa traffic on my braces!