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Wireless networks and hurricanes

July 7, 2008 at 6:23 AM by Esme Vos

It’s hurricane season again so time to figure out how communications networks can be beefed up to ensure that they survive these storms. Projectsafety.org recently demonstrated how a network can survive a hurricane. Larry Karisny sent me the following press release regarding a demo they did at a recent Hurricane Preparedness Expo:

John’s Pass Hurricane Preparedness Expo demonstrated high tech and low tech hurricane preparedness

A Hurricane Preparedness Expo at a waterway created by a Hurricane called John’s Pass in Madeira Beach…

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Mobile WiMAX service now available in Jackson Hole, Wyoming

July 7, 2008 at 6:12 AM by Esme Vos

Jackson Hole, Wyoming now has mobile WiMAX service thanks to DigitalBridge Communications (DBC). DBC’s WiMAX service uses 2.5 GHz and is available to businesses, homes as well as people on the go. According to my sources you can be in a moving vehicle and still use the service. Price: $40 per month. You still need a WiMAX card for your laptop since few devices have built-in WiMAX. DBC uses Alvarion’s equipment for the network.

Amsterdam has WiMAX service from Worldmax but…

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