oops, I meant to say this new whitespace *is* good for WAN. Even at 100mw, vhf and uhf are bueno for WAN and even MAN. Not useful for LAN due to bandwidth limits, equip cost, and better microwave options like 802.11n.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Roger Bly Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 11:10 AM To: 'SoCalFreeNet.org General Discussion List' Subject: [SCFN] FCC approves unlicensed use of TV whitespace A big victory! For several years, many of us have been pushing for TV and DoD bandwidth to be allocated for unlicensed public use. Thanks in part to the recent lobbying power of Google, it is now reality: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/vote-for-broadband-in-white-spaces.ht ml http://freetheairwaves.org/ http://www.newamerica.net/programs/wireless_future It's not 15Gbit and it's not WAN, but it's a healthy start at applying modern technology to our underutilized spectrum. I expect approved consumer devices in +1 year. The next step is public use and "real time auction" use of dark TV channels and DoD bandwidth... using similar geo-registered, auto-sensing tech... but at higher power levels. Cheers, Roger Bly _______________________________________________ SoCalFreeNet.org General Discussion List To unsubscribe, please visit: http://socalfreenet.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_socalfreenet.org
