[Sussex] GPRS (and bluetooth)

[Geoff Teale]

Dominic wrote:
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> Unless there is a good reason for going bluetooth (hifi/dvd 
> remotes ???), I
> wonder about it's usefulness
> 
> Thoughts?


My first thought is, why am I getting deja vu here?

My second more productive thought is this - Bluetooth is useful for
localised interconnection of devices - in this respect is is actually a
nicer idea than a wireless LAN.  

My third though is on wireless LAN's.  Are they really a way forwards?
They're very nice and all, and I'm sure they represent a revenue stream for
several people on this list - but with limited range they are just a nice
kind of cable - a less irritating option...  I think we're too tied into the
concepts of LAN's and being locked to a physical location.  Why should my
access to the work servers be different if I'm at my desk or in Aberdeen?

We need nationwide broadband coverage for mobile devices via the mobile
phone network (you can keep phones with video feeds - they are useless toys
- I want a laptop that has an always on internet contention from just about
anywhere.  

We need to implement IPv6, give every device a unique IP (at least one) and
implement private access through VPN's.

I want the internet to be pervasive to everything electronic - but I want it
to be secure ("secure" here means "as secure as reasonably possible").

Do I want too much? Probably.. but we'll get there one day, and that is a
more exciting prospect.

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