I think the key here is not is this project better or is that project is better the issue is we are hams this resource is allocated to hams, but we are not being allowed to use it due to ampr not properly managing the resource. Saying that part 15 can provide this service is like saying well we dont really need hamradio because we can just use or cell phones. Heck my MiFi is 4G and gives me 10meg down and 10meg up all day long, but when generator runs out of fuel at the cell site It give me 0Kbps. My 2m HT is still going to work right? And if it is set up right so will my HRMMs network.

If you want more info on HRMMs then read on

HSMMs is not a substitute for broad band that is not what we are doing here. It is a backup just like your 2m ht is not a substitute for a cell phone it is a backup in the event of an emergency. No part15 devices can not provide the services like ham radio can we can operate with unlimited antenna gain at much higher power levels. In the US 10watts w/o power control and 100 watts with power control at the antenna input. This and the lower noise floor allow for a much better network than what part 15 can provide.

More info on possibilities of faster than 56K

As I discussed with NWR at Dayton really faster than that is possible. I understand that there are limitations of symbol rate in the ham bands that is a detail that needs to be addressed with the FCC as it is hindering technology development.

I worked for DataRadio in 1999-2001. We were doing 56K on a 25khz channel using 3 Z80 processors. Last I heard they were dong 64 or 68K before Cal Amps obtained them. I feel sure that faster rates can be obtained with open source coding of new modulation techniques. However that is not really the point.

Lin