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0 pointsstcredzero7y ago0 comments

The real trick is getting enough link margin with omni antennas to get good bandwidth.

What about phased arrays?

Also, why not have a completely different scale of ISPs? How about something the size of a soda vending machine or something the size of a suitcase which contains all the hardware for a very small scale internet service provider?

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space_fountain7y ago

The latest rumors I'd heard was that was exactly the plan though still not at phone scale. The modem was supposed to be a pizza box sized piece of hardware with a phased array.

jandrese7y ago

Phased arrays are nice, but have a slight problem with being stupendously expensive. It's going to be hard to convince people to jump on board if the starter hardware pack is $20k.

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