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Call it a low-orbit satellite or a high-flying blimp, but wireless broadband takes on a new form: There are several companies trying to put planes or blimps into high flight patterns to provide line-of-sight to enormous areas. Sanswire Networks launches their airship satellite next month. It hovers at 13 miles and can blanket an area the size of Texas with high-speed service.
Posted by Glennf at December 15, 2004 9:17 PM
Categories: Broadband Wireless, Unique
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Space Data (spacedata.net) already provides a balloon-borne wireless network using modified weather balloons and narrowband PCS (900MHz) spectrum in the south central U.S. The data rate is low and intended for data telemetry and rural paging applications. The service "launched" in October 2004.
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A new life awaits you in the Off-world colonies....
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