[141790] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Yup; the Internet is screwed up.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (TR Shaw)
Sat Jun 11 19:00:12 2011
From: TR Shaw <tshaw@oitc.com>
In-Reply-To: <4DF3EE46.8040103@mompl.net>
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2011 18:59:15 -0400
To: Jeroen van Aart <jeroen@mompl.net>
Cc: nanog@nanog.org
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
On Jun 11, 2011, at 6:37 PM, Jeroen van Aart wrote:
> Eugen Leitl wrote:
>> It definitely reduces need for moving human bodies in metal boxes
>> back and forth, and reduces road wear and carbon dioxide emissions.
>=20
> I think a world of telecommuting employees is a utopia that will not =
be reached in my lifetime. Most companies have proven to be unwilling to =
make it a reality, exceptions just confirm the rule. Fiber to the =
premises or whatever broadband solution one may implement will not =
change that much.
>=20
> Until the human factor changes...
I'm not sure where this thread is going but rural america and rural =
canada are rolling their own broadband connectivity in places.
I just helped a friend in NW Ont (in the bush) to mesh all his neighbors =
(the term neighbors is a stretch due to distance) together with the =
wireless mesh connected all the way back to where a cabin had LOS view =
to a canopy POP.
I know of similar grass roots wireless mesh system in the farmlands of =
mid america. Its very big in the Caribbean also.
As there become more folks around to help and kids learn networking so =
that they can help deploy in their communities, I expect that this will =
occur more and more unless carriers fill the void which I doubt.
If major carriers want eyeballs then they are missing out rolling out =
cheap wireless mesh systems. Their problem I guess is lack of huge =
return and even more lack of physical control over the mesh nodes.
Tom
