Comments on: Minnov8 Gang Podcast – Episode 2 http://minnov8.com/2008/06/28/m8-episode2/ Minnesota Technology Innovation News & Insights Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:04:02 +0000 hourly 1 By: christopher mitchell http://minnov8.com/2008/06/28/m8-episode2/comment-page-1/#comment-233 christopher mitchell Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:43:42 +0000 http://minnov8.com/?p=330#comment-233 Questions about Qwest Fiber in Eden Prairie - probably beefing up their network for their 20/1 offering. They have no plans to do a fiber-to-the-home system and no money to do it if they wanted to. Lakeville has been considering a publicly owned network - talk to City Hall about their task force that has started investigating the possibilities. If you want something better than cable/dsl - that is a Minnesotan's best chance. Finally, WiMAX has been oversold. Consider the physics of offering thousands of people fast connections from a single antenna. What kind of a connection would that antenna have to have to offer 10Mbps to 5,000 people? Questions about Qwest Fiber in Eden Prairie – probably beefing up their network for their 20/1 offering. They have no plans to do a fiber-to-the-home system and no money to do it if they wanted to.

Lakeville has been considering a publicly owned network – talk to City Hall about their task force that has started investigating the possibilities. If you want something better than cable/dsl – that is a Minnesotan’s best chance.

Finally, WiMAX has been oversold. Consider the physics of offering thousands of people fast connections from a single antenna. What kind of a connection would that antenna have to have to offer 10Mbps to 5,000 people?

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