Cohousing-L Mailing List: Internet Connectivity

[Edwin Simmers (edwinsimmers]

While it’s impossible to precisely predict future Internet technology advances, 
some lessons of the past 20 years can be helpful. The main lesson is how 
Internet connectivity has been switching from physical wiring to wireless 
technology. 

Once a provider supplies Internet connectivity to a central location in your 
community, plan to distribute the Internet connection to your units and devices 
by wireless equipment. 

Phones, tablets, computers, TVs, and automated equipment are now universally 
WiFi-based to the degree that there may be little or no need to use hard-wired 
Ethernet cabling in your units. Use the money that you would otherwise spend on 
wires to ensure you have a robust wireless system throughout your community.


> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2024 11:33:48 +0200
> From: Pare Gerou <paregerou [at] gmail.com>
> To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
> Subject: [C-L]_ Internet system and fiber optic info. appreciated
> 
> Hope everyone is having a good day,
> 
> Greek Village Cohousing is breaking ground for preliminary excavation next
> week.  We need to be vigilant about our remote professional's needs, and
> thus I put together talks with the developer and the Greek provider of
> fiber optics for next week.
> 
> I would like to be better informed to advocate for our needs.  At this
> point, all I have done is negotiate for and obtain a guarantee of fiber
> optics all the way into the homes, as opposed to any other option.   Now
> that I accomplished this, I am out of my element with all else.
> 
> What are the details I should know and advocate for or be aware of?  The
> fiber optic cables are 3 kms away, and we are talking about how they will
> put in the lines and supply the fiber optics into our homes.
> 
> With Appreciation,
> Pare Gerou
> www.GreekVillageCohousing.com