Re: [gaia] What if all phones were always on the Internet?

And of course I forgot to link to their actual page at http://www.radioarcala.com <http://www.radioarcala.com/>

On 2015-11-26, at 15:45, Eggert, Lars <lars@netapp.com> wrote:
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> On 2015-11-26, at 15:36, Steve Song <stevesong@nsrc.org <mailto:stevesong@nsrc.org>> wrote:
>> Following on some of the previous discussion about the non-linear relationship between Internet speed and value to the consumer; and reflecting on some of the discussions on zero-rating at the IGF; and thinking further about the PAYG model that enabled the dramatic growth of mobile telephony in emerging markets, I came to the conclusion that a low-bitrate, always-on Internet for all mobile phones would benefit everyone.
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> When I was at Nokia, we did an offsite ca. 2009 in Oulu and visited Radio Arcala (someone else's blog about them is http://g7vjr.org/2013/02/radio-arcala-visit-oh8x-finland/ <http://g7vjr.org/2013/02/radio-arcala-visit-oh8x-finland/>). One topic discussed in the sauna was exactly whether a few large antennas like this could cover the globe  low-bitrate, and what such connectivity could be used for. I thought the idea was very cool (and still think it is), but Nokia was preoccupied with other issues and nothing ever came out of it.
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Re: [gaia] What if all phones were always on the Internet?

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