It’s not a bird or plane, it’s the “stratellite,” a huge broadband blimp announced this month. It will make high-speed Internet junkies gleeful, leave broadband competitors fearful, and tell policymakers to ignore warnings of an imminent broadband monopoly. Some might be surprised to learn that anyone is worrying about a potential monopoly, given the many ways to obtain broadband. Consumers can get high speed service through cable, DSL, wireless, broadband over power lines, satellite, and soon, through the blimp.
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Blimps, Broadband and Bosses
Posted by: Sonia Arrison April 29, 2005 05:00 AMIt’s not a bird or plane, it’s the “stratellite,” a huge broadband blimp announced this month. It will make high-speed Internet junkies gleeful, leave broadband competitors fearful, and tell policymakers to ignore warnings of an imminent broadband monopoly. Some might be surprised to learn that anyone is worrying about a potential monopoly, given the many ways to obtain broadband. Consumers can get high speed service through cable, DSL, wireless, broadband over power lines, satellite, and soon, through the blimp.