Comments on: Rural Texas Gets Superfast Wireless Broadband

By: The Fastest 3G Connection in Austria Hits 10.1 Mbps - GigaOM

The Fastest 3G Connection in Austria Hits 10.1 Mbps - GigaOM — Thu, 08 May 2008 15:13:23 +0000

[...] Access (I-HSPA) technology from Nokia Siemens Networks. Stelera Wireless, a small U.S. operator launched data services in rural Texas using this technology as [...]

By: Ken

Ken — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:12:45 +0000

Some thing is going to be even better and bigger

With opening as a publicly traded company, the ability to broadcast the Internet connection signal via repeater towers from one central NOC (Network Operations Center), broadcast to distances of 30-miles without degradation of the signal, transmit through buildings, forests, and up to 20 feet underground, maintain a T-1 connection both UP and DOWN without degradation from the amount of simultaneous users connecting, and having managed to secure the signal with better than 256-bit SSL encryption where no firewall hardware is required, we believe this WiFi Corp. will quickly become one of the fastest growing Corporations in the history of the Internet, and quite literally, will be able to make the statement;

By: The Zone Read » Blog Archive » links for 2008-02-10

The Zone Read » Blog Archive » links for 2008-02-10 — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 22:56:59 +0000

[...] Rural Texas Gets Superfast Wireless Broadband - GigaOM Stelera Wireless, an Oklahoma City-based rural broadband service provider has launched its high-speed HSPA service in two markets — Floresville & Poth, Texas. “Rural” has been a statistically significant gap in Internet use — this could close it. (tags: rural research twitterthis) [...]

By: wanman

wanman — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:35:11 +0000

blazing speeds at only 8 megs is nothing to boast about, especially in Texas. With new ODFM gear now reaching 350 to 400 megabit, how does a licensed spectrum with an 8 meg cap compete? Plus licensing fees plus expensive gear. In Texas we see many projects with funding from multiple areas, supporting larger network with less speeds? How is Dallas is anyway slower than Mayberry ?

By: » Wireless broadband now faster in Floresville & Poth, Texas than DSL is in Dallas

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:43:10 +0000

[...] Things are better in Mayberry, really! AT&T’s fastest current DSL offering in the Dallas / Fort Worth area is 6MBPS down. My own experience on the Fort Worth side is just short of 5MBPS, not the advertised 6. I can now move to the tiny burg of Poth and get 7.2 MBPS without having to pay for a phone line to get it. Stelera Wireless, an Oklahoma City-based rural broadband service provider has launched its high-speed HSPA service in two markets — Floresville & Poth, Texas — utilizing the Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) spectrum band it had acquired in last year’s AWS spectrum auction. The AWS utilizes the 2.1 GHz and 1.7 GHz bands. Stelera has beaten many of the larger players such as T-Mobile to the punch by rolling out its AWS-based wireless broadband network. (from GigaOm) [...]

By: Victor Blake

Victor Blake — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:56:43 +0000

I don’t think it’s a test. And rural markets are actually ripe for wireless as a substitute for wireless (aka bypass). Even if they are designed for mobility, many will be used as fixed wireless given the dearth of rural broadband. It’s a serious need. And with little competition, its the perfect place to launch.

By: scionguy

scionguy — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:14:32 +0000

Texas.. seriously? They couldn’t think of any more technologically advanced places to test that out?

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:33:41 +0000

Here Time Warner increased the prices by $10, but the speed is the same for the last three years. There is hardly any innovation, they are content with profits made.

By: Mel

Mel — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:11:57 +0000

The link to the company is missing the “m” in .com

By: Om Malik

Om Malik — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:47:59 +0000

Dream a little. Who knows that there might be competition and broadband innovation around the country.

;-)

By: mjgraves

mjgraves — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:38:58 +0000

Do we dare hope that some form of innovation returns to the broadband market? My options for broadband here in Houston haven’t changed significantly on over ten years!

By: Do I Dare Hope? Broadband Innovation In Rural Texas « Clearing My Head

Do I Dare Hope? Broadband Innovation In Rural Texas « Clearing My Head — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:35:53 +0000

[...] In Rural Texas Gigaom has an article this morning about a small company rolling out high speed wireless data service into rural areas of Texas. It certainly sounds like an impressive service. If I were in a covered service area I’d be [...]