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Latest WiMax news

Posted: December 16th, 2009, 5:21 pm
by ALUmnus
From the N&A today:
http://www2.newsadvance.com/lna/busines ... ess/22400/
DigitalBridge Communications has signed a contract with Liberty University and Virginia School of the Arts to use the schools’ broadcast licenses to provide wireless high-speed Internet access throughout the Lynchburg area.

Meanwhile, Congress has approved a $220,000 grant for LU to explore ways to expand the wireless technology. U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello, D-5th District, announced the funding Tuesday.

Lee Beaumont, LU’s director of auxiliary services, said the Ashburn, Va.-based DigitalBridge has agreed to use the wireless spectra to provide “significant service” in the region by 2011, because the schools must use or risk losing their licenses.

He said the federal grant would be used to study ways to extend the WiMAX access to areas without broadband Internet access and investigate new ways to use the technology.

Re: Latest WiMax news

Posted: December 16th, 2009, 5:48 pm
by LUconn
Is that by any chance what the antenna above the monogram is?

Re: Latest WiMax news

Posted: December 17th, 2009, 4:08 am
by PAmedic
ALUmnus wrote:From the N&A today:
http://www2.newsadvance.com/lna/busines ... ess/22400/
DigitalBridge Communications has signed a contract with Liberty University and Virginia School of the Arts to use the schools’ broadcast licenses to provide wireless high-speed Internet access throughout the Lynchburg area.

Meanwhile, Congress has approved a $220,000 grant for LU to explore ways to expand the wireless technology. U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello, D-5th District, announced the funding Tuesday.

Lee Beaumont, LU’s director of auxiliary services, said the Ashburn, Va.-based DigitalBridge has agreed to use the wireless spectra to provide “significant service” in the region by 2011, because the schools must use or risk losing their licenses.

He said the federal grant would be used to study ways to extend the WiMAX access to areas without broadband Internet access and investigate new ways to use the technology.
Here's an idea LEE: beam all LU sports directly to PAmedic's TV in Hi-Def.

Re: Latest WiMax news

Posted: December 17th, 2009, 8:06 am
by Kolzilla41
I'll pass that along to him Medic. I seriously hope this will boost my internet signal.

Re: Latest WiMax news

Posted: December 17th, 2009, 4:49 pm
by PAmedic
thank you, new favorite person of mine.

and while you're at it- have him send me that 50" Samsung I've been looking at, so I can test out the stream.

appreciate it.

Re: Latest WiMax news

Posted: December 17th, 2009, 11:26 pm
by Kolzilla41
PAmedic wrote:thank you, new favorite person of mine.

and while you're at it- have him send me that 50" Samsung I've been looking at, so I can test out the stream.

appreciate it.
I think they might be out since hanging the 4 they bought (LED's no less) in the cabin at Snowflex. Sad news. :(