[AusNOG] 3G alternate backhaul?

[Paul Gear]

Hi all,

Thanks for the helpful and plentiful replies.  Jason Andrade wrote a
concise summary of the situation, which i think pretty well sums up
everyone else's comments:

On 16/03/11 14:17, jason andrade wrote:
> ...
> g'day paul,
> 
> as many other people will tell you (and as you've discovered for yourself)
> trying to do this with the 3g spectrum runs in a host of (mostly)
> regulatory, (somewhat) commercial and (occasionally) technical issues.
> 
> some universities have simply sidestepped 3g and explicitly built wifi
> as the 'solution'.
> 
> yes it has a lot of disadvantages compared to the 3g but then it means you
> can avoid (most of) the regulatory and commercial issues.
> 
> i'll be interested to see if you come up with a (workable) alternative.

It seems (as i initially suspected) that it's wishful thinking to hope
that this would work.

Thanks once again for all the helpful responses, and for letting me
learn from your vast collective experience.  Every new thread on AusNOG
is a learning experience for me.

Regards,
Paul