Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : Intel Corporation (INTC) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Joey Smith who wrote (58510)	6/22/1998 6:54:00 PM
From: Steve Porter	Respond to of 186894

joey, Well you are close with the satelite call, but not quite.. the future is microwave wireless links (i.e. cell phone style stuff). That's where the future of access is going. Why? Well 2 reasons really: (1) Deployment costs are only a fraction of laying copper or putting a bird aloft and (2) you can roam around with your laptop and use it in the park, the office, the bus, etc... PERFECT for "constantly connected". My little laptop could be on the net 24/7 and go everywhere I do. Steve

To: Joey Smith who wrote (58510)	6/22/1998 7:48:00 PM
From: Srini	Respond to of 186894

zdnet.com The item in the right column talks about a Xeon delay, but the link does not work....Does anyone know anything about this? Srini.

To: Joey Smith who wrote (58510)	6/22/1998 10:41:00 PM
From: Dale J.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Dale J, IMO xDSL is pretty much dead with a bleak future, based on a lot of technical factors already mentioned on this thread (copper wires can't be too old OR too new, you have to be close to the CO, etc.) and economic ones (don't expect phone Cos. to invest too heavily on improving this technology with deregulation costs, etc.) I'm betting on cable modems as being the infrastructure of choice for the next 3 years, and then satellite after that. made on killing on @Home so far... Joey, Thanks for the info. I guess DSL Lite can use standard copper wires so that might be viable, although it will be still too slow for video news clips, etc. But I agree the phone Cos. have been loath to invest Billions in ADSL when they know they may lose out to Cable or wireless alternative. That is why it seems there has been more talk than action on ADSL. I wish I had joined you in @Home. After the IPO I thought it ran up to quickly so I didn't get in on it. I remember Rambus was set at 12 or so for the IPO, it opened at 16 or so and ran up to 22 or so the first day. I thought it was too late for that one also. Some of these IPO's can be incredible. Dale