New WiFi Link Distance Record

Espectr0 writes "A Venezuelan professor along with his team have set a new record for the longest WiFi link. Using commodity hardware, they established a connection between a PC in El Águila, Venezuela, and one in Platillón Mountain, a distance of about 237 miles. The previous record was 193 miles. Slides [PDF] are also available."

Comments

Re:I'd like to know...

[Aqua_boy17]

FTFPDF:

"The measured throughput was above 65 kbps, enought to sustain an audio and video session"

Re:Further the science or just a dumb stunt?

[jeevesbond]

Does this do something to actually improve RF systems (eg, testing new antennas, filters, etc etc), or is it merely a dumb stunt of only interest to guys who have a lot of empty Pringles cans around?

Neither, if you read the PDF about the experiment, you'll see the aim is to discover whether stock equipment can be used to connect remote areas to the Internet. Connecting people in rural locations is a challenge being faced in many countries, others have different solutions.

although I suspect the left wing of Slashdot might chime in about its applicability for solving all the problems of Mugabe's Zimbabwe, etc.

Really, I consider myself a bit of a leftie and I'd like to see Mugabe slung out of power as much as any Tory would. Comparing Mugabe to the liberal left is like comparing Karl Marx with Ronald McDonald: pointless and stupid.