NovaSpots are internet hot spots that can be installed in any location. NovaSpots^tm are linked together so that an authenticated user can roam from one NovaSpot to another and still get connected. The owner of the NovaSpot receives compensation for every hour that a roaming user is on that spot.

NovaSpot is a small computer controlled wireless unit that will turn any public space (large or small) into a wireless hotspot. You can provide free or paid internet access for customers, visitors, or others as you choose. The complete system installation takes less than an hour. The picture at the right shows a typical installation with both an omnidirectional antenna (at the top) and a directional antenna (the square box at the bottom) Inside the facility is a small control computer (not shown) which connects to your internet service and which provides authentication and control functions for up to 4 outside antenna units. Control and power to the outdoor units is provided through the CAT-5 cable, so that no power line wiring is required to the mast mounted antennas.

Anybody can install a NovaSpot. Hotels, Motels, Office Buildings, Cafes, Airports, Trailer Parks, RV Parks, and Campgrounds are just a few of the typical applications. But, even if you have a business in a central location of any town, you may want to investigate the revenue potential of installing a NovaSpot at your location.

If you already have a high speed connection to the internet, your NovaSpot installation will consist of a Control Unit and wireless access point. A simple indoor system costs $149 complete; outdoor spaces typically require more equipment and the price will be somewhat higher.

Your NovaSpot package is self contained in a small electronic box, about a quarter the size of a standard laptop computer. You simply plug the box into your internet connection, and your NovaSpot is up and running. Thats it; no software to install, no setup, no configuring, nothing, nada. Plug it in and it's ready to go.


In many cases, you will be able to install NovaSpot without any help. If you need help, any qualified local network technician, can do the job for you. If you need a recommendation for one, we can provide it.

A single NovaSpot outdoor mounted unit normally will adequately service a radius of about 300 to 500 feet. But the greatest single limitation of wireless systems is not the transmitting access point, but the wireless unit in the receiving laptop. This performance can be easily improved by installing a better quality laptop unit such as the Wi-fire unit sold by C Crane company. This unit, which retails for less than $80, can extend the range of a single NovaSpot to over 1000 feet.

In addition, for many large outdoor installations, NovaSpots often recommends one or more repeaters, which can extend the range to cover any large outdoor situation, even up to the size of a medium sized city.

Any NovaSpot can be set up with a mix of free users and paid users. Free users would typically be your own customers. All users other than free users are automatically routed to the NovaSpot login site, where they can purchase access by the minute, or by a time frame. When a paid user logs into YOUR NovaSpot, you will receive revenue for every connected minute.

Absolutely. Some of the fastest growing markets for wireless internet access are in countries other than the US. NovaSpot technology will work anywhere that you can get a high speed internet connection, and where 802.11g wireless is legal. The channels that are available for use in a particular country differ according to the regulations of that country. In the United States, for example, FCC regulations only allow channels 1 through 11 to be used. In Europe channels 1-13 are licensed for 802.11b operation but only allow lower transmitted power (only 100 mW) to reduce the interference with other users of the band. In Japan, all 14 channels are licensed for 802.11 operation.