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Australian Researchers Push Near-Broadband IP Over VHF

Posted by timothy on from the verified-horse-feathers dept.

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."

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  1. It's a Borg plot! by silentbozo · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Speaking to CommsWorld, researcher Dr Gerard Borg said the ANU has now proved BushLAN's ability to support symmetrical data rates of around 250K bps at distances of up to 40km, using a 20W transmitter and favouring off-the-shelf parts.

    I wonder how well attended his talks are at converences?

    Ok, there goes my karma!

    1. Re:It's a Borg plot! by Zork+the+Almighty · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Nobody goes, because they hear his talk in their head anyway.

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      In Soviet America the banks rob you!
  2. Can't wait for the lawsuit... by Alkonaut · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...by Al Gore (inventor of GoreLAN)