Rod, that’s exactly how they are delivering it. Unclear wether it’s over a separately provisioned bandwidth channel, or wether it shares the aggregate capacity of the HFC.
I tend to agree, as the only hotspot service, customer CPE is generally inadequate. However it can be a nice supplement, and some carriers are now experimenting with unlicensed CBRS chipsets in their CPE as well. —L.B. Lady Benjamin PD Cannon, ASCE 6x7 Networks & 6x7 Telecom, LLC CEO b...@6by7.net <mailto:b...@6by7.net> "The only fully end-to-end encrypted global telecommunications company in the world.” FCC License KJ6FJJ > On Nov 20, 2020, at 3:26 PM, Rod Beck <rod.b...@unitedcablecompany.com> wrote: > > Hey Gang, > > How do the cable companies generally deliver this service? A friend insists > it piggybacks off the WIFI radios of existing cable company subscribers. In > other words, the cable company WIFI router in a flat is providing both a > private link for the flat's subscriber, but also a public hotspot service. > > I concede it is possible, but I am skeptical that the high quality of hotspot > service we get here in Budapest could be achieved that way. > > > > Roderick Beck > VP of Business Development > United Cable Company > www.unitedcablecompany.com <http://www.unitedcablecompany.com/> > New York City & Budapest > rod.b...@unitedcablecompany.com <mailto:rod.b...@unitedcablecompany.com> > Budapest: 36-70-605-5144 > NJ: 908-452-8183
