Riding the Waves

Alex Hills Chapter 27 Summary Communication engineer Alex Hills explains how the satellite communications systems he designed for rural Alaskans helped him develop WiFi system Because of tough terrain laying telephone wire was not feasible and shortwave radio signals often met interference from the Northern Lights Alex helped devise a communications system using satellite technologies that allowed rural Alaskans to communicate across the tundra Eventually Hills was instrumental in linking the states university campuses together via satellite The wireless network inspired Hills to develop the first WiFi at Carnegie Mellon University in the 90s

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