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Comments on news posted 2006-08-20 19:05:17: PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) - Bob Jones has a lofty idea for improving communications around the world: Strategically float robotic airships above the Earth as an alternative to unsightly telecom towers on the ground and expensive satellites in space. ..


rawgerz
The hell was that?
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join:2004-10-03
Grove City, PA

rawgerz

Premium Member

2006-Aug-21 11:55 pm

yup sure could

but the telco's won't let it get off the ground, literally.
it would be a cheap and easy way of serving many many people with little latency, I would love to see that. Even if it did get up I worry about caps on bandwidth, or overloaded equipment.
actions · 2006-Aug-21 11:55 pm ·
uscomputing
join:2005-01-26
Buffalo, NY

uscomputing

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2006-Aug-25 10:41 am

LOL

Sorry, this is not Bob Jones' idea. We have been talking about this over in the Wireless Service Providers Forum for years now...
actions · 2006-Aug-25 10:41 am ·