If this article is an effort to encourage more infrastructure,
they may have just shot themselves in the foot, by graphically showing
the need for collaborative solutions that bypass the weak Telco infrastructure.
Five years from now, there will be far less need for ISP's.
For $50 you'd just get a directional WiFi antenna and connect
to your employer's building directly, 20 miles away. No internet is required.
The internet should only be for last resort. Individuals setting up their
own WiFi networks (ie. every car containing a long-range, narrow-beam repeater)
will gradually replace the Telco's, cable companies, and ISP's.
ISP's only exist for the short term - until the technology is
available to individuals, cheaper than a video game.
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If this article is an effort to encourage more infrastructure,
they may have just shot themselves in the foot, by graphically showing
the need for collaborative solutions that bypass the weak Telco infrastructure.
Five years from now, there will be far less need for ISP's.
For $50 you'd just get a directional WiFi antenna and connect
to your employer's building directly, 20 miles away.
No internet is required.
The internet should only be for last resort. Individuals setting up their
own WiFi networks (ie. every car containing a long-range, narrow-beam repeater)
will gradually replace the Telco's, cable companies, and ISP's.
ISP's only exist for the short term - until the technology is
available to individuals, cheaper than a video game.