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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (10508)	6/5/1999 5:08:00 PM
From: E. Davies	Respond to of 29970

wireless would only be used in the last 500 to 1,500 feet at relatively low power. What exactly would be the big advantage vs. having the last 500 feet be coax? 500 feet of coax wire is pretty cheap after all. No bandwidth sharing or interference issues either. The real issue is in getting fiber to the curb. It would be seriously cool if the wireless reciever were small enough that I could stick it in my laptop and carry it anywhere around my home. Eric

To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (10508)	6/5/1999 6:58:00 PM
From: ahhaha	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

We're thinking along the same lines. The problem with distribution is in the last mile and who owns it. Open that up to ubiquity. The headend receives Gbps feeds from the 'bone and there transduces it to broadcast across the neighborhood nodes each of which has broad spectrum ability to receive and send. Each ISP has their frequency as do all the other BB services. The transceiver density is a function of LOS considerations. The devices would sit on top of telephones poles so that coverage is mostly already assured, but fewer devices than poles would be necessary. Individuals are responsible for purchasing home or MDU receivers or their subsets. What is nice about this is that it is cheap to implement for everyone. The MSOs are exceptions unless they can change gears. This idea is both radical and well-known, but I think it is coming. Perpend.

To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (10508)	6/5/1999 9:09:00 PM
From: Hiram Walker	Respond to of 29970

Frank, those are my thoughts exactly,wow, you must be brilliant!! Anyone who agrees with me must be a genius,LOL. Anyway,that is in my opinion what Esrey plans at Sprint,and Ebbers at MCI. I have seen some interesting happenings in wireless technology,like 2-way 20% sectorized,cross polarized access in San Francisco. I also remember reading that CSCO bought out a company I believe was named Clarify(something like that),that if LOS is blocked,hops the signal to your neighbors antenna,and then off to the base station. I believe 2-way MMDS/LMDS is here,and also LOS issues are going to be completely resolved shortly. What is your opinion of the MCI and Sprint steamrolling of the MMDS spectrum? I will try to find the article from Canada on open access,and the effects it has had on Rogers and Shaw. Hiram