[opendtv] Re: U.S. NEEDS A CLEAR PICTURE OF WIRELESS
- From: Bob Miller <robmxa@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 00:15:30 -0500
On Roosevelt Island I get 35 to 50 Mbps, no problem.
I think that they are thinking of using this very robust TV spectrum
for more than mobile broadband. If you only use it for mobile there
should be enough. From what I read they are talking about making this
wireless spectrum a competitor to fixed fiber. That is ridiculous.
There is an almost infinite amount of spectrum that can be used to
deliver fixed wireless to compete with fixed fiber.
And the technology is available for some of it. Enough IMO to out
compete fiber in the last mile.
BTW
http://dvb.org/about_dvb/dvb_worldwide/united_kingdom/
"In total over 18 million UK homes use Freeview on at least one TV set
in the home."
That is 70% of households and about the same percentage have Internet access.
"In the West Country, which completed its switch to DTT in September
this year, 80% of analogue homes chose Freeview for their main set
provider compared to 12% for BSkyB and 8% for Virgin Media."
I wonder if the FCC would be even thinking of taking spectrum from
broadcasters if the US had numbers like the UK does.
Bob Miller
On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 9:32 PM, Mark Schubin <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> FYI, where I live, in a Manhattan apartment house surrounded by other
> Manhattan apartment houses, many people have Internet access via fiber and
> turn it into WiFi. My WiFi problem is not lack of signals but too many.
> It's hard to find a channel clear enough that my SNR is acceptable.
>
> TTFN,
> Mark
>
>
> On 1/6/2010 9:10 PM, Tom Barry wrote:
>>
>> If we just ran fiber to every building in the USA so each was a
>> municipal wifi hotspot would we still really have any shortage of
>> spectrum?
>>
>> - Tom
>>
>>
>> dan.grimes@xxxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> The Hill
>>>
>>> U.S. NEEDS A CLEAR PICTURE OF WIRELESS
>>>
>>> by Senator John Ensign
>>> January 6, 2010
>>>
>>>
>>> As the Internet becomes more and more vital to every American’s life,
>>> an
>>> increasing number of people are accessing the Internet via wireless
>>> devices.
>>>
>>> Wireless Internet connectivity today already powers e-book readers,
>>> wireless electricity meters, affordable netbooks, digital cameras,
>>> remotely
>>> controlled home door locks and do-it-all smart phones. Data traffic is
>>> skyrocketing as wireless technology improves and as entrepreneurs come up
>>> with new ways to harness that technology. This trend is only going to
>>> continue with the deployment of 4G networks that will be able to easily
>>> handle high-quality streaming video and other bandwidth-heavy services.
>>> Who
>>> knows what paradigm-shifting and spectrum-hungry devices will be in
>>> consumers’ hands during the next decade?
>>>
>>> Despite wireless broadband becoming more important and more ubiquitous in
>>> Americans’ lives, the United States has no comprehensive, long-term
>>> spectrum policy in place. Industry analysts predict that hundreds of
>>> megahertz of spectrum will be required to meet our nation’s wireless
>>> broadband demand over the next decade, yet the spectrum pipeline
>>> currently
>>> contains far less than that. Rather than rely on the sporadic, ad hoc
>>> efforts the government has used in the past, we need to develop a new
>>> policy framework that will ensure the marketplace has enough spectrum to
>>> meet consumers’ needs while promoting the most efficient and best use
>>> of
>>> that spectrum.
>>>
>>> Historically, it has taken policymakers six to 13 years to free up
>>> spectrum
>>> for auctions, and that does not include how long it takes for spectrum
>>> holders to fully utilize those new holdings. If wireless data traffic is
>>> going to at least double annually for the next few years, as is expected,
>>> Congress cannot wait any longer to begin the process of identifying
>>> spectrum for auction. The first thing we can and should do is create an
>>> inventory of all the spectrum held by industry and government agencies so
>>> policymakers can have a clear picture of the wireless landscape.
>>>
>>> Any effort, however, to allocate more spectrum for wireless broadband
>>> will
>>> be wasted if the spectrum is hoarded, not built out or not put to good
>>> use.
>>>
>>> We should explore market-based solutions that will allow our airwaves to
>>> be
>>> used more efficiently. Much of our nation’s spectrum was allocated with
>>> very narrow and specific restrictions, leading to inefficiencies. We need
>>> more flexible rules that will let the market determine which wireless
>>> technologies and business models thrive, rather than having bureaucrats
>>> and
>>> politicians pick winners and losers. The government should also take
>>> another look at its rules for secondary spectrum markets.
>>>
>>> The last two decades brought us the wonders of the personal computer,
>>> wireless communications and the Internet. I believe this new decade will
>>> see those already powerful technologies merge in ways that will forever
>>> and
>>> profoundly change how we live, but only if the government acts swiftly.
>>>
>>> Congress has a chance right now to work together in a bipartisan manner
>>> to
>>> ensure our country stays at the cutting edge of innovation. With a
>>> strategic and comprehensive spectrum policy in place, high-paying jobs
>>> will
>>> be created, American companies will prosper, and consumers will benefit.
>>>
>>> If we act too slowly, however, the United States may end up watching the
>>> rest of the world sweep past us during the coming mobile revolution.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Ensign is the ranking member on the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on
>>> Communications and Technology
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