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\nBack in Morris, it was pretty rare to run across another wireless network at the house. Every now and then you’d catch the edge of what was probably a base station somewhere else in the neighborhood, but usually we were the only visible network.<\/p>\n

It’s just a wee bit different here in Colchester. Sitting here in the apartment I can see almost 15 different networks, and I wouldn’t be surprised if there are quite a few other “invisible” networks in the neighborhood.<\/p>\n

Obviously designing tools to handle increasingly dense network environments is going to be a good career path for some time to come, as the sort of density we’re seeing here is going to more and more the norm. Coming up with innovative solutions to these challenges is also going to be the kind of thing that’s going to require some substantial computer science<\/em> (and\/or appropriate engineering) background (vs. web programming or a two year tech degree).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Back in Morris, it was pretty rare to run across another wireless network at the house. Every now and then you’d catch the edge of what was probably a base station somewhere else in the neighborhood, but usually we were the only visible network. It’s just a wee bit different here in Colchester. 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