Large-area wireless networking

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Ewan Sinclair

I'm not sure if this is the best place to ask, but I was wondering what
anyone here knew about setting up a wireless network over a large area (say
a 10km radius). What kind of equipment is used for this, what kind of
bandwidths can be achieved, etc?

I'm obviously not looking for consumer hardware to do this with, and I
realise how hideously expensive it is likely to be, but what is needed if
these things are not considerations? I assume some kind of mast would be
necessary. Certainly, covering a 10km radius would require way too many
wireless access points to be feasible.

Any help appreciated.

Ewan
 
I'm not sure if this is the best place to ask, but I was wondering what
anyone here knew about setting up a wireless network over a large area (say
a 10km radius). What kind of equipment is used for this, what kind of
bandwidths can be achieved, etc?
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Take a look at http://nocat.net/

Also do a Google search on

community wireless 802.11b

You will be surprised what that turns up!
:-)
 
Ewan Sinclair said:
I'm not sure if this is the best place to ask, but I was wondering what
anyone here knew about setting up a wireless network over a large area (say
a 10km radius). What kind of equipment is used for this, what kind of
bandwidths can be achieved, etc?

I'm obviously not looking for consumer hardware to do this with, and I
realise how hideously expensive it is likely to be, but what is needed if
these things are not considerations? I assume some kind of mast would be
necessary. Certainly, covering a 10km radius would require way too many
wireless access points to be feasible.

Any help appreciated.
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There are various solutions you can use, depends on what kind of service we
are talking about.
Is this for an office with multiple users, or individual use.
Microwave radio, and now optic links can span the distance you are talking
about. Do you want to blanket the area, or can a point to multipoint
solution work.
Also wireless carriers offer such services already, broadband wireless is
out there.
 
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