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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (10320)	6/19/2005 12:53:06 PM
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Frank, are we seeing competition between Wi-Fi and WiMax for the same customers? Why would NYC consent to this? Surely a comparable OFDM system would be a preferable alternative. OK, the price of Wi-Fi is much lower, but OTOH, what frequencies are we talking about, here? How long until such a Wi-Fi system is defeated by the oft-mentioned Tragedy of the Commons? Not to mention WiMax's better capacity and throughput, and superior NLOS characteristics? Using WiFi and mesh networks has been discussed here, and it's certainly an appealing alternative. But would acceptance of this proposal impede progress to a better RF alternative, now on the horizon? I'm not so sure that a proposal like this represents the best interests of end-users - especially if gives the proponents a "lock" on these poles, which can be prime locations. How many transceivers can (or will) a pole support? This method of propagating RF (sans mesh) in cities has been discussed for years, now. Perhaps this idea represents the interests of the proponents (and some of their less-visible commercial allies), more than end-users.

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