A Model

Point-to-point and multi-point

Inherently digital and interpreted by a computer

Zero barrier to entry; universally available

Infrastructure free

Integrated with public safety

A place for viral innovation

VHF-Marine for the general population

Proximal Networks

A locality of interest, not a specific destination

Proximity beyond geo-position

The character of the population

Operates with no grownup supervision

Broadcasts, and P2P

Citizen’s Band for the Internet Era

Opportunity

Services based on dimensions of nearness

A physical manifestation of social networking

Resurgence of stand-alone operation

Limits of mobile devices

It’s also about device mashups (Holtzman)

Citizen’s Band for the Internet Era

Secondary Indicia

Scaling access networks is hard

Infrastructure-free is important

The idea is as important as the technique

Space matters

Third Cloud Reasoning