In this day and age almost every household is connected to the Internet in one way or another. Throughout this decade ISP access speeds have increased with developing modem technology. But speeds are not fast enough, nor are they extremely reliable. The POTS system we have today is just not adequate enough for high-speed access over large distances. ADSL / HDSL is only good for short distances and ISDN is nowhere near adequate (speed wise) for future applications such as interactive streaming of live video. Also, cable modem networks become bogged down as more nodes are attached, a 10base2 type network limitation. Portability (such as in Laptops) is also an issue, where wireless connection is the only possibility. In this case CPDD (Cellular Packet Digital Data) modems are only 3 to 4 times the speed of a 28.8 modem and are still not fast enough.

After covering all the new emerging technologies and their limitations, I looked at wireless connectivity using Ethernet. If there were a way, to utilize existing Ethernet NICs by hooking them to radios and thus having a wireless network, this system would be cost effective and efficient. Then you could use any NIC from any OS platform, including the PCMCIA interface in laptops to attach to a LAN / WAN via DSS radio.