Re:NYC Mesh Begins Broadband Expansion in Brooklyn
by 40acres on Sunday June 30, 2019 @07:49PM
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I'll have to research how this program is funded later, I haven't lived in NY for a few years now but between Lower Manhattan and this section of Brooklyn it seems like richer neighborhoods are getting access first. Do the two supernodes need to be within a certain distance of each other?
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Re:NYC Mesh Begins Broadband Expansion in Brooklyn
by BrianNYC on Sunday June 30, 2019 @11:13PM
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Supernodes are connected by fiber so they can be any distance apart.
The two main areas we have connected are the Lower East Side and Chinatown in Manhattan (mixed income) and in Brooklyn our main hub is in a low-income housing association building, definitely not a "richer neighborhood". It is a priority of ours to get to the neighborhoods that need us the most.
Re:NYC Mesh Begins Broadband Expansion in Brooklyn
by jkilpatr on Sunday June 30, 2019 @08:01PM
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Users are expected to 'donate' $20 a month.
I'm not sure exactly how that's enforced so make of it what you will.
They also receive donations of roof space and backhaul internet.
Two supernodes are just point to point backhaul antennas combined with a sector (large area) antenna. Distance isn't a problem, line of sight is.