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The secret world of microwave networks https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12862789 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12862789 (2016) HFT in My Backyard ht
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The secret world of microwave networks https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12862789 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12862789 (2016)
HFT in My Backyard https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8354278 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8354278 (2014)
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- cjsawyer 8y agoA microwave radio setup to the nearest populated area gave my rural-living parents modern internet a few years ago. It’s not the same scale but the same idea! It’s far and away better than satellite.
- aoki 8y agoi am not sure i would agree that this has been discussed before. this is not simply about use of RF (microwave, mmwave) for HFT. as i understand it, that kind of thing typically involves COTS radios and conventional dish antennas. this instance appears to involve longer-range links and SDRs (in this case, the ettus USRPs).
- bobvan13 8y agoYes, well said. I think you're making an important distinction. Shortwave is old technology, but combined with SDR, this is a novel application of it AFAIK.