On Mon, 7 Feb 1994, CVL staff member Nate Sammons wrote:
writes Matthew J Ghio:
profitable venture, but getting a high bandwidth net connection in the middle of the ocean would increase startup costs. Telecom, electricity,
Well, a satellite dish can transfer around 100MB (megaBytes, not bits) per second. I'm not too sure how much this kind of link costs, but I would also assume that the Oceania people aren't going to go without a network conection to start.
As soon as it's built, I would move in with a business offering just this sort of connectivity. If I can swing the capital at the time (probably not too hard) I'd also lay down swaths of fibre, set up a packet radio network, and connect the island up...
-nate
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