WiFi bandwidth may double

[RAMA]

Today's +Kurzweil +AI news brings a 100 petaflop supercomputer system in development, and a potential doubling of wireless communication bandwidth:

http://www.bubblews.com/news/9414979-singularityfuturism-news-november-14-2014

 

[{ Emilia }]

And?

What is it you would like to discuss?

In the future please refrain from making threads that only dump a link and some info. Please add some of your own thought or suggest a discussion. This isn't a blog.

 

[Robert Maxwell]

What do Kurzweil or AI have to do with either of these developments?

The 100 petaflop computer is a "data-centric" project, nothing to do with AI research at all.

A WiFi bandwidth increase is... a WiFi bandwidth increase. Those happen every few years, believe it or not.

I would appreciate it if RAMA would post threads that don't make sensational and unsupported links to Singularity fanaticism. It denigrates the real scientific value of what's being discussed.

 

[Jedi_Master]

My limited and superficial reading on the subject did not answer my question... so here it is... what would be needed to increase Wifi bandwidth. New devices? A different frequency range?

 

[Robert Maxwell]

It's usually new frequency ranges and better error correction methods, both of which mandate new hardware (at least the frequency ranges do; you can change code in software, of course.)

 

[Jedi_Master]

It's usually new frequency ranges and better error correction methods, both of which mandate new hardware (at least the frequency ranges do; you can change code in software, of course.)

I'm assuming that manufacturers would be moved to make new hardware based on market pressure?

 

[Robert Maxwell]

It's usually new frequency ranges and better error correction methods, both of which mandate new hardware (at least the frequency ranges do; you can change code in software, of course.)

I'm assuming that manufacturers would be moved to make new hardware based on market pressure?

The market doesn't pressure them so much as new technology pressures all the manufacturers to be out in front with the latest and greatest, because that's what people want to buy. Everyone always wants bigger, better, and faster.

 

[Jedi_Master]

It's usually new frequency ranges and better error correction methods, both of which mandate new hardware (at least the frequency ranges do; you can change code in software, of course.)

I'm assuming that manufacturers would be moved to make new hardware based on market pressure?

The market doesn't pressure them so much as new technology pressures all the manufacturers to be out in front with the latest and greatest, because that's what people want to buy. Everyone always wants bigger, better, and faster.

Makes sense. Of course, I think that Americans are still getting used to considering WiFi to be an "expected service", so it may be some time before enough of a market exists for all those shiny new bigger bandwidth Wifi machines.

 

[Dryson]

What about running WiFi on the same frequency that was encountered when the Philae approached and landed on the comet?

 

[DarthTom]

Makes sense. Of course, I think that Americans are still getting used to considering WiFi to be an "expected service", so it may be some time before enough of a market exists for all those shiny new bigger bandwidth Wifi machines.

In semi-related news, NY is going convert old payphones into free wifi spots.

 

[Marc]

What about running WiFi on the same frequency that was encountered when the Philae approached and landed on the comet?

Wifi uses the 2.4 and 5Ghz frequencies for a reason.

They aren't licenced in any part of the world.

Go outside of those ranges and you either run into conflict with something that is already using the frequency or you require all users to buy a licence to use the device,

 

[Jedi_Master]

Makes sense. Of course, I think that Americans are still getting used to considering WiFi to be an "expected service", so it may be some time before enough of a market exists for all those shiny new bigger bandwidth Wifi machines.

In semi-related news, NY is going convert old payphones into free wifi spots.

Interesting.

 

[Silvercrest]

Wonder if this changes anything for Superman.

 

[Jedi_Master]

Wonder if this changes anything for Superman.

Of course! He will get great Wifi signal all over the city!

 

[Robert Maxwell]

He'll just borrow the Doctor's TARDIS.

 

[Peach Wookiee]

Wonder if this changes anything for Superman.

Maybe he'll take a cue from Sailor Moon...
[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KPf3ZYm1kk[/yt]

But to the OP... yeah, what is the point?