Spider’s web of systems to cover whole cities

[rpm]

http://mybroadband.co.za/news/Broadband/1557.html

 

[XCentricdave]

He says a recently introduced antenna that plugs into a laptop increases Bluetooth’s range to as far as 10km at speeds of up to 200mbps.

“In theory, this means a user can synchronise data between his mobile device and laptop from 10km away.”

And what happens when someone else tries to do that same thing at the same time...

Load of old nonsense.

Problem with wireless is the lack of wires. Sure you can have directional antennas and ultra short range transmission. But ultimately more devices are trying to transmit more data faster and faster, and the spectrum is getting full.

Sometimes a wire is just going to be getter. If it makes you feel any better just think of the wire as guiding your wireless signal to the intended recipient.

 

[Globetrotter]

Article mentions max broadband speed in UK is 10Mbps. That's incorrect. You can get 24Mbps in the UK www.bethere.co.uk

 

[ldmelsa]

Problem with wireless is the lack of wires.

That should go in your sig. It's brilliant!

 

[Browser]

And what happens when someone else tries to do that same thing at the same time...

Load of old nonsense.

Problem with wireless is the lack of wires. Sure you can have directional antennas and ultra short range transmission. But ultimately more devices are trying to transmit more data faster and faster, and the spectrum is getting full.

Sometimes a wire is just going to be getter. If it makes you feel any better just think of the wire as guiding your wireless signal to the intended recipient.

from the article "...40mbps in South Korea and 100 megabits in Japan"

About 3-4 years ago you could get 1Gb wirless internet access in Japan, I doubt Japan's service has literally been decimated. A quick google search shows it's in excess of 1Gb now, also in 1997 a startup ISP's speeds were 200Mbps. The average internet connection in Japan is over 60Mbps, and the average is Korea is over 40Mbps so I don't see how the maximum is 40mbps. Some fact checking in articles please, these numbers are grossly inaccurate.