[1st-mile-nm] Light Radio Cubes
Richard Lowenberg
rl at 1st-mile.com
Fri Mar 23 14:23:48 PDT 2012
Radiohead: A cube, just six centimeters on a side, is a potential
building block for smarter and higher-capacity wireless networks.
Tiny Transmitters Could Help Avert Data Throttling
http://www.technologyreview.com/communications/39857/page1/
A cluster of the devices can replace the transmitters atop a typical
cell tower.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
By David Talbot
Major carriers, arguing that their networks are clogged with
smart-phone and tablet traffic, are increasingly implementing data
throttling, the practice of targeting heavy users by slowing down
data-transfer speeds. Now a gadget invented at Bell Labs—a programmable,
pint-sized transmitter that requires no new traditional cell
towers—could rapidly add capacity and thus help avoid data bottlenecks.
The gadgets are known as light radio cubes. Measuring just six
centimeters on each side, they are miniature transmitters and receivers
that can be programmed to work flexibly in different contexts to add
capacity.
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Richard Lowenberg
1st-Mile Institute
Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504
505-989-9110 / 505-603-5200
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