[opendtv] Re: U.S. NEEDS A CLEAR PICTURE OF WIRELESS
- From: Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:28:37 -0500
But even with Freeview numbers both ATSC and Freeview are one way and
you still have to add two way broadband access.
- Tom
Bob Miller wrote:
> 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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