New Intel Modifications to Current WiFi Technology

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New Intel Modifications to Current WiFi Technology

• By Kristian Arcos

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Intel has come up with a form of Wi-Fi that
would let a laptop in San Francisco connect to
the Internet from a base station in San Jose,
California.
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Normal WiFi signals are transmitted typically
about 100 feet.
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Eric Brewer, director of Intel Research Berkeley,
says that their system allows for Wifi signals to
be transferred more than 60 miles.
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"It is regular Wi-Fi hardware but with modified
software."
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The system isn't designed for the U.S. or Europe,
but rather for emerging markets.
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How It Works
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Antennas relay signals
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Signals reach out of reach villages
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Performs same task as WiMaxanother long range
wireless technology also being researched by Intel
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WiMax Towers 15-20,000Long Range Wifi Towers
7-800
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Drawbacks
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Aligning the Antennas Is DifficultChildren Play
On TowersCritics Say Technology Isnt New