It is obvious that you are talking DSCS here, but rememeber that Civ SATCOM (i.e. C and Ku bands) use higher freqs, and that higher freqs need less power. Also depends on what type of Mod/coding you use, an all digital system uses less power on a TDMA/CDMA system then one using FDMA. On the ground based side this is true as well, I just worked with a system that uses an 18" reflector and.25 Watts with a range of 30 miles. Lower freq systems have a 8-12' reflector and use about 200-500W for similar range. If they worked something like this in an omnidirectional T/CDMA format you could pass it to a repeater, and from there the possibilties are endless, SAT/LOS/Cable you name it. The problem is that the range would be decreased greatly, so it would only be available in large metro areas.
I do use AOL 5 on my laptop due to world-wide travling, and you can connect aywhere with it. It is true that it will try to take over all you Network settings, but it takes about 5 minutes to put it right. I can still connect through my Linux Box via IP Masq, the local ISP via modem, and to the network at work via ethernet. Alothough you have to reboot to accomplish the last one.
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It is obvious that you are talking DSCS here, but rememeber that Civ SATCOM (i.e. C and Ku bands) use higher freqs, and that higher freqs need less power. Also depends on what type of Mod/coding you use, an all digital system uses less power on a TDMA/CDMA system then one using FDMA. On the ground based side this is true as well, I just worked with a system that uses an 18" reflector and .25 Watts with a range of 30 miles. Lower freq systems have a 8-12' reflector and use about 200-500W for similar range. If they worked something like this in an omnidirectional T/CDMA format you could pass it to a repeater, and from there the possibilties are endless, SAT/LOS/Cable you name it. The problem is that the range would be decreased greatly, so it would only be available in large metro areas.
I do use AOL 5 on my laptop due to world-wide travling, and you can connect aywhere with it. It is true that it will try to take over all you Network settings, but it takes about 5 minutes to put it right. I can still connect through my Linux Box via IP Masq, the local ISP via modem, and to the network at work via ethernet. Alothough you have to reboot to accomplish the last one.