Intel Develops Long-Distance Wi-Fi For Rural Areas
According to Intel, they had found a way to improve the Wi-Fi signal area and now they are able to connect antennas located 96 miles away from each other. Jeff Galinovsky, senior platform manager at Intel, called this new Wi-Fi tech Rural Connectivity Platform or RCP. The name cames from the fact that this wireless is destined to connect to the internet far away villages.
With the RCP the information is transmitted at about 6.5 Megabits per second and will be very useful for telemedicine and video conferences. The secret behind RCP was revealed by Galinovsky and consists of the software which seems to remake the rules behind wireless communication.
RCP was tested by Intel in countries like India, South Africa, Vietnam and Panama, and they will begin the commercialization in India as of this year for less than $500.