TWiRT Ep. 251 – Wireless ISP Engineering with Patrick Parks 3-19-15

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Many households are in rural areas not served by cable Internet or DSL.  Radio engineer, Patrick Parks wanted better Internet service to his country abode well outside the Dallas metroplex. His efforts led to building a Wireless Internet Service Provider called SmartBurst. Pat joins Chris Tobin and Kirk Harnack to us how it all works.

HOSTS

Chris Tobin, IP Solutionist, Content Creator Solutions
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting

Guest: Patrick Parks, Director of Engineering, Univision Radio-Dallas, and President of SmartBurst.

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