Have always suspected that smart cities wouldn't actually come out of gov or local authorities and this seems to be confirming 2/3
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Replying to @yoditstanton
Looks like by the end of the yr we might actually have decent coverage of London and a couple of other cities...3/3
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Replying to @yoditstanton
@yoditstanton actually deploying it rather than *coughdoing PR* is somewhat harder, especially for an LA.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @crouchingbadger
@crouchingbadger interesting, what do you think the deploy hurdles are? they are claiming coverage in a few cities already.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @yoditstanton
@yoditstanton issues include site acquisition and usage conditions of consumer broadband for backhaul. And making these things sustainable1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @crouchingbadger
@yoditstanton telecoms is hard to get started unless you're incumbent. Is there a big enough market for the subscriptions to pay it all off?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @crouchingbadger
@yoditstanton and if it's subscription free, how is the cost covered? Witness the lack of coop/mesh networks in broadband market.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @crouchingbadger
@yoditstanton I tried to find a model for this a few years back but it all gets very fluffy quickly. As@WeLoveHz I want it to work tho!2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @crouchingbadger
@crouchingbadger I think we are a bit fucked though if we wait for the telcos to make this happen :D2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @yoditstanton
@yoditstanton they about the only ones who can handle the capex. in the meantime the GSMA will save us. ಠ益ಠ2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@crouchingbadger @yoditstanton Looked at the membership fees. Stopped looking...
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Replying to @darachennis
@darachennis@crouchingbadger nah just buy a thing for 200 quid and leave the consortiums to it (not endorsing btw). http://thethingsnetwork.org/landing/kickstarter …0 replies 0 retweets 1 likeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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