What is a Hybrid CAPS?

A Hybrid Community Access Point Service is a mixture of WiFi (802.11b) wireless access points and HomePlug powerline Ethernet adapters that plug into home wiring. We will call these AC Access Points (ACAP) to compare with a Wireless Access Point (WAP).

In many large apartment buildings it will be more cost effective and reliable to connect an apartment over the AC power lines. The cost of an ACAP HomePlug Ethernet adapter is expected to be about the same as a WAP when they ship this fall (2002).
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An apartment-building or condo CAPS may be provided by one individual who wants a very-high speed connection but cannot afford it. Friends and neighbors may buy their own access points (wireless or AC-wired) and pay fees that subsidize the connection, but they usually will not fully cover the costs of the hardware, software, and Internet access fees for the wired Internet Point of Presence (POP). This is because the service agreement (SLA) from the Internet Provider must allow resale of services, something found only in "business-class" DSL costing about $200/month for enough bandwith to share (1 Mbps or above) and some static IP numbers.

skyCAPS are Community Access Point Services based on a mix of technology, hardware, and software for management, monitoring, and billing recommended by skyCAPS.net, a subsidiary of skyBuilders.com.