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10/22/2004: "Channeling Gaping Void"

(Channeling Gaping Void)

DAY ONE:

VIVATO: Our Wi-Fi basestations are the best.
THE MARKET: Yes, your phased array technique is very strong.

DAY TWO:

VIVATO: Our Wi-Fi basestations are the best.
THE MARKET: Yes, your Wi-Fi basestations are still the best.

DAY THREE:

VIVATO: Changing the physics of W-Fi!
THE MARKET: Ummm... yeah I'm sure you are, but what's all this about interference levels, and I've heard that 802.11's CSMA/CA means that your Wi-Fi basestation has to "share the air" with every AP or client card in the field of view, reducing usable capacity to a small fraction of an ordinary AP.

DAY FOUR:

VIVATO: Largest Wi-Fi deployment in the world.
THE MARKET: For a bunch of FUCKING FARMERS, you lame-ass creeps. You promised metro scalability.

DAY FIVE:
VIVATO:


DAY SIX:

VIVATO: Our Wi-Fi basestations are the best.
THE MARKET: Hey, I just visited your website and saw no mention of how you counter interference. What the hell are you doing about it? You sold me 3 channel operation! Are you going to fix the multichannel issues? Are you going to give me a refund?

DAY SEVEN:

VIVATO: Our Wi-Fi basestations are the best.
THE MARKET: No, they're not. You guys are assholes.

Here's some free advice; Go read Locke. Get a clue.