TV White Spaces broadband trial in Cape Town

[rpm]

TV White Spaces broadband trial in South Africa

Google, the Wireless Access Providers’ Association and partners have announced the launch today of a TV White Spaces broadband

 

[holler]

interesting tech

Been keeping my on this for a while. It will be a viable alternative to 3G once it matures.

 

[BeVonk!]

Cape Town is the place to be.

 

[Fudzy]

What sort of receiver do you need?

 

[ginggs]

What sort of receiver do you need?

I think the idea is to use your existing UHF or VHF TV aerial for transmitting and receiving, so you'd need something like a 3G modem or router.
Alternatively, some kind of set-top-box that would integrate the modem and turn your TV into a web browser.