{"id":7730,"date":"2012-06-21T21:15:26","date_gmt":"2012-06-22T01:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbach.net\/blog\/?p=7730"},"modified":"2022-08-26T16:21:40","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T20:21:40","slug":"white-space-broadband-in-michigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/white-space-broadband-in-michigan\/","title":{"rendered":"White Space Broadband in Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Residents of tiny Vergennes, Michigan<\/strong><\/a> a small community east of Grand Rapids<\/a>, is taking matters into their own hands to solve their lack of broadband<\/strong>. They\u2019re using \u201cwhite space<\/strong>\u201d radios from Carlson Wireless<\/a>, combined with lightly licensed 3.65 WiMax<\/strong><\/a> and cellular microcells<\/strong> reports<\/a> Dailywireless<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"Michigan\"<\/a>Ryan Peel, owner of Vergennes Broadband<\/a> has been continuously frustrated with the lack of broadband access. Peel\u2019s solution according to the article is to combine three different technologies to extend wireless broadband coverage in his community: WiMAX at 3.65 GHz; TV white space radios<\/a>; and micro-cell mini-towers to extend cellular phone coverage as well. It\u2019s currently being constructed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s going to be a hybrid network\u201d, explains Peel. \u201cThe primary technology will be WiMAX using 3.65 GHz semi-licensed band. It\u2019s going to use WiMAX radio technology with 6x diversity. But there are a significant number of people in the area that WiMAX cannot reach, because of the terrain and tree cover as is the nature of rural America\u201d, Peel told the blog.<\/p>\n

\"TV<\/a>Vergennes Broadband uses two 100+ foot towers, each with a WiMAX radio and a Carlson TV white space radio called the RuralConnect IP<\/a>. The software-defined radio uses the slivers of VHF and UHF spectrum not used by television broadcasters Dailywireless<\/em> says.<\/p>\n

According to the article, Peel is adding supplemental value to the project by offering femtocells<\/a>. Femtocells provide a local cellular connection and use broadband for the backhaul. It simply plugs into customers\u2019 new Internet connection to work.<\/p>\n

rb-<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The plan seems like a kludge with a mix of three technologies. However,\u00a0Comcast<\/a> (CMCSA)<\/a> and Charter<\/a> are never going to do a build-out in rural areas. The Internet plans costs are<\/em><\/p>\n

512 Kbps $39.99<\/em>
\n1 Mbps \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0$49.99<\/em>
\n2 Mbps \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0$59.99<\/em>
\n3 Mbps \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0$79.99<\/em><\/p>\n

This was a problem that RUS Obama-money was supposed to address, but that has gone so well. Maybe Merit<\/a><\/em> can do it.<\/p>\n

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Ralph Bach<\/a>\u00a0has been in IT long enough to know better and has blogged from his\u00a0Bach Seat<\/a> about IT, careers, and anything else that catches his attention since 2005. You can follow him on LinkedIn<\/a>,\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0and\u00a0Twitter<\/a>. Email the Bach Seat\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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