DanielB Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 http://www.cnet.com/news/hate-your-cable-company-a-superfast-wireless-internet-network-is-coming/ TL;DR: The founders of the failed Aereo TV service will use unlicensed 39 GHz spectrum and small cells mounted on top of tall buildings to provide a 1 Gbps wireless broadband service across America. Planning to launch in Boston this year with more cities on the way soon. What do we think? Sounds ambitious and near-to-impossible (based on the propagation characteristics of the spectrum they're using) to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_dog007 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 It's broadband. Not cellular service. CLOS, 39GHz can go a long ways. Being urban environment, they could be a solid competitor depending what landline company is in the area, services offered and price. I bet for a lot of buildings to tap into this broadband, it would just take only a single receiver to feed the whole building. The range they requested gives them what, 400MHz of bandwidth. Plus maybe that section is light or clear on traffic so they don't have to wiggle around users of other SH and EH frequencies. But being at 39GHz, they'll be sticking to urban environments. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spotmeterf64 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Read somewhere that these radio waves are blocked by the water vapor in the air, let alone things like windows in buildings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irev210 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 There are two companies in Boston that currently offer a similar service but at much slower speeds. I'd be curious what the pricing is going to be. If it is 1gbps for 70/month or something, I think they could have a very good uptake. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted January 29, 2016 Author Share Posted January 29, 2016 It's broadband. Not cellular service. CLOS, 39GHz can go a long ways. Being urban environment, they could be a solid competitor depending what landline company is in the area, services offered and price. I bet for a lot of buildings to tap into this broadband, it would just take only a single receiver to feed the whole building. The range they requested gives them what, 400MHz of bandwidth. Plus maybe that section is light or clear on traffic so they don't have to wiggle around users of other SH and EH frequencies. But being at 39GHz, they'll be sticking to urban environments. Thank you for the technical background! I know just enough to be dangerous - and clearly not much at all. Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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