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Re: Wave doesn't use Rogers' backbone

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From: Frank Kahle
Date: Mon, 02 Jun 1997 00:00
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 Vivien Milat wrote in article <3392A676.2A444D31@storm.ca>...
>Because iSTAR probably has more bandwidth to the U.S. As you said above,
>the connection to Sprint (based on the name) is only a T3... The Wave
>most like needs more bandwidth.
So what do you think Istar's connection is?  It is only a T3 as well.

>> 500kbps to the desktop is a nice technology; hopefully Wave implements
>> the backbone to support it.

Remember that this is not 100% true.  500 kbps is not to the desktop.  This
bandwidth is to the entire block/neighborhood or whatever the segment is. 
The 500 kbps is then shared amongst all users in that block.

Frank
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Date: 1997/06/02
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