No one ever said it would be easy. The plan to blanket San Fracisco with wireless is not a matter of flipping a switch. San Francisco is full of hills and tall buildings, things that usually are problems for wireless networks. The network will probobly require $15 million and 36 nodes per square mile. It will also need to have 15% of the population signed up for the higher bandwidth option to be financially viable. Alot seems to be riding on this.
Via [news.com.com]
Free Wi-Fi in S.F. More Than Flipping A Switch
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