[governance] Efficient Spectrum Management + Efficient Networks = Access ?

[John Curran]

On Oct 20, 2011, at 10:16 AM, Roland Perry wrote:

> In message <CAJwbTiA+8mNLpDGY1nfHnrQcStCN43ZMc57CX3JdW44+MAF7Dg at mail.gmail.com>, at 01:58:03 on Fri, 21 Oct 2011, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> writes
>> Yes I also watched on Telecom TV something about Wifi being the solution as not only indoor but outdoor as well.
> 
> The idea is to bundle a subscription to widely deployed wifi hotspots "outdoors". The next stage is cleverer - persuade households with a landline (cable or ADSL) Internet connection to share their wifi with suitably authenticated third parties who just happen to be within 100 metres.
> 
> Years ago there were many proposals for "meshes" which would have had a similar characteristic, but they seem to have fallen by the wayside.

Just FYI - To the extent that you want to enable similar 
"mesh" network solutions which rely on household Internet 
connectivity, it is important to lay some groundwork re 
the terms of the Internet service agreements for consumers 
first.  While not enforced (to my knowledge), you'll find 
that the typical home broadband term of service precludes
anything other personal/residential use via your local LAN,
and some go as far to preclude the use of any equipment 
which would provide sharing of network service to others.  

While this doesn't really prevent the informal sharing that
occurs nearly everywhere, it makes it challenging to build 
an actual service offer on top of a mesh of home Internet 
connections.

FYI,
/John

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