You lay out some really good challenges for establishing a decent public net
1) Maintenance. What are the challenges of maintaining? Hardware? Balancing network? Software integration?
2) Speed. What are the barriers for making fast and affordable?
3) Distance. What are the hurdles for last mile?
This has been telecom's unicorn for a long time. Fiber, wireless, satellite, cable where all promised to deliver. I think there is something with mesh networks and free software that can break this barrier. I don't know exactly what it would be but it still seems like a possibility to me.
1) Maintenance. What are the challenges of maintaining? Hardware? Balancing network? Software integration?
2) Speed. What are the barriers for making fast and affordable?
3) Distance. What are the hurdles for last mile?
This has been telecom's unicorn for a long time. Fiber, wireless, satellite, cable where all promised to deliver. I think there is something with mesh networks and free software that can break this barrier. I don't know exactly what it would be but it still seems like a possibility to me.