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| Stuff.co.nz - 17 Sep (Stuff.co.nz)Auckland Women’s Refuge has been removed from the national collective over governance and bullying concerns, but won’t give up its name. Read...Newslink ©2024 to Stuff.co.nz | |
| | | PC World - 17 Sep (PC World)How far can your home Wi-Fi network reach? Out in the boonies I can get a signal for perhaps 30 feet outside my small house. But in packed urban apartments I’ve seen it drop off completely just a couple of rooms away, hence the demand for mesh networks. But one company has managed to get a Wi-Fi network to stretch for almost 10 miles. If you’re waiting for the catch, here it is.
Morse Micro’s impressive setup uses the 802.11ah standard, also known as HaLow, using low-frequency radio bands to get extremely long range. So this is technically compatible with at least some hardware you can buy today…though Morse Micro’s system uses tons of proprietary tech to boost it even further.
Their access point system has already been tested in a conventional setting, achieving a stable video connection over 1.8 miles (2.9 kilometers) in San Francisco according to Tom’s Hardware. Which is undeniably cool. But a crowded metropolis swimming in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and mobile connections every few feet isn’t going to show you the maximum potential of your hardware. For that, Morse Micro’s engineers drove out to Joshua Tree National Park in the California desert.
They set up one access point at the north end of the valley and started driving, stopping just before the system’s theoretical maximum range based on their electrical and physics data. With no buildings or major electronics in the area and a line-of-sight (technically) to the access point, the setup was as ideal as you can get without launching into orbit.
The HaLow connection managed to get through at 9.9 miles, 15.9 kilometers. Which is pretty darn impressive on its own. But the connection also managed to stay stable at two megabits per second. That’s not enough for a 4K Minecraft stream, but it should be more than enough to check your email or get a VOIP call.
The setup is a world record for a stable Wi-Fi connection. And if it seems a little ridiculous in a world where you can get LTE almost everywhere, then you’ve never tried to share a single expensive rural internet connection with your grandma’s house a quarter mile away. Morse Micro says it could be useful for peer-to-peer connections more or less anywhere, or long-range internet setups for farming, mining, or even resorts. Think of anything that covers a lot of acreage without ubiquitous internet access. Read...Newslink ©2024 to PC World | |
| | | RadioNZ - 16 Sep (RadioNZ)Labour leader Chris Hipkins has lost support in a new Taxpayers Union-Curia poll showing small gains for National and Labour, and mostly small losses for minor parties. Read...Newslink ©2024 to RadioNZ | |
| | | BBCWorld - 16 Sep (BBCWorld)The US government wants TikTok sold or divested because it says it is a threat to national security. Read...Newslink ©2024 to BBCWorld | |
| | | Stuff.co.nz - 16 Sep (Stuff.co.nz)The teenage boy woke one morning to find Anthony “Aussie” Malcolm, who died recently, sitting at the end of his bed. Read...Newslink ©2024 to Stuff.co.nz | |
| | | Stuff.co.nz - 16 Sep (Stuff.co.nz)The changes are part of the coalition agreement between National and ACT, which states contractors will not be able to challenge their employment status. Read...Newslink ©2024 to Stuff.co.nz | |
| | | RadioNZ - 15 Sep (RadioNZ)He was father of National Party MP Chris Bishop, a former RNZ and TVNZ journalist and chairperson of the Taxpayers` Union. Read...Newslink ©2024 to RadioNZ | |
| | | Stuff.co.nz - 15 Sep (Stuff.co.nz)John Bishop, political veteran and father of National Party minister Chris Bishop, has died of a brain aneurysm. Read...Newslink ©2024 to Stuff.co.nz | |
| | | RadioNZ - 14 Sep (RadioNZ)Anthony `Aussie` Malcolm, who died recently, was being investigated by police over multiple allegations of child sex abuse dating back to the 1980s. Read...Newslink ©2024 to RadioNZ | |
| | | RadioNZ - 14 Sep (RadioNZ)There is a risk of avalanches in Arthur`s Pass, Aoraki/Mt Cook, Ohau, Queenstown, Wanaka and Mount Aspiring National Park. Read...Newslink ©2024 to RadioNZ | |
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