New Technology Could Kill WiMax? 263
GolygyddMax writes "Techworld reports that a Florida-based start-up, xG, has developed a technology that's a 1000 times more efficient than WiMax and which could, in theory, lead to wireless LANs being powered by watch batteries. It is still in early development, but this technology could allow anyone to set up as an ISP. This could kill WiMax before it even gets off the ground." From the article: "At the demonstration with other reporters, we were able to verify that the signals were being sent wirelessly, and checked the distance by GPS, but had to take the 50mW base station - and its omnidirectional antenna - on trust, since it was at the top of an 850ft mast. The demonstration will be repeated for the US press next week. The system carried 7.4 Mbit/s per MHz per Watt, said Professor Schwartz. By comparison, GSM would have around 0.0058, and CDMA/EV-DO about 0.0085 Mbit/s per MHz per Watt. "
ho! (Score:1, Funny)
3 your spelling/grammar
1000 times for efficient than WiMax (Score:5, Funny)
It's you! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:ho! (Score:4, Funny)
"presumably using some kind of subtraction" (Score:3, Funny)
In other news... (Score:4, Funny)
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Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?
The ShadowPhantom knows!
Florida-based start-up? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:How can they DO that? (Score:3, Funny)
One step closer to Borgdom (Score:3, Funny)
I want a pony!
Finally at last, I can go home now!! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Abort, Retry, Fail? (Score:4, Funny)
Black Box (Score:3, Funny)
Wait... I've heard this one before. Recently. $10 says there's a midget with a chess set inside that box.
Re:OverHyping will kill it (Score:3, Funny)
Packets are stored on a bus, car, truck, plane, whatever that's leaving the remote area and offloaded as soon as the next connected population is encountered (duplicates on other cars, etc are discarded as soon as recognized). Responses are likewise loaded on the next available transports and offloaded at the destination as they arrive.
Finally, a world useable example of that "tape loaded station wagon" situation.
Of course, if these could be powered by watch batteries then they'd surely be powerable by a solar cell.
Zuh? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:How can they DO that? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:ho! (Score:5, Funny)