Wireless Tech Radio every Wednesday morning: March 16th Show Industry News: - Steve Stroh & Marlon Schafer Verizon coughs up $100MM for LEAP Wireless spectrum, Motorola debutsMOTOMESH operating in 2.4ghz and 4.9ghz, FCC creates new unlicensed "contention based" band from satellite earth station freqs (3.65ghz - 3.70 ghz), and Redline, Airspan, and Alvarion announce they'll do private interoperability testing -- Can you say "first to market with interoperable WiMAX?" And more in a big news week! www.bwianews.com
3GSM Conference Insights, Mobile Content and More From the UK/EU- Tony Fish Tony Fish joins us from London with insight from the 3GSM show he attended, Mobile Content development news, and selling applications.wireless.ecademy.com Brief History of Unlicensed Spectrum Operation - Kenneth R. Carter "Part 15 was established in 1938, only four years after the founding of the FCC," says Kenneth Carter, Counsel in the FCC's Office of Strategic Planning, "even then the FCC anticipated experimentation at emission levels too weak to cause interference. It's important to remember the Cardinal Rule: do not cause interference; accept all interference when discussing unlicensed spectrum and its use. "I think we're entering the Golden Age of Unlicensed Operation, the most interesting technologies are emerging there, rather than in licensed." Stay tuned because things are changing. www.fcc.gov If you have any questions you want to ask the guests or you have any of your own comments about a topic, please Instant Message us at AIM: JimSuttonVA, Marlonoffice, or SteveStroh2.. Hope you get a chance to listen in! If You Missed The March 9th Show ... Check it out below! Industry News: Clearwire/Bell Canada - Steve Stroh It may be too dramatic to opine that Telco execs are going to have a rough night's sleep tonight with the multiple bombshell announcements from Clearwire and Bell Canada. But maybe not ... Clearwire announced that Bell Canada will be their VoIP backend and that Bell Canada is purchasing a $100 Million stake in their company. This leapfrogs Clearwire around any number of ILEC induced obstacles. Steve Stroh will connect a lot of dots tomorrow as he's been watching Clearwire closely for more than a year. Also, Sprint has committed to 1xEV-DO, not the potentially faster variant that would have taken a few more years. So, no leapfrogging Verizon. Two rival factions on UWB are going to merge; finally some rationality on UWB. www.bwianews.com Broadband Wireless Innovation Lags Technology's Pace - Scott Shamp Is there enough true innovation in the wireless field? Or are we just refining, rather than revolutionizing its use? Professor Scott Shamp, Director of the University of Georgia's New Media Institute, joins Wireless Tech Radio Wednesday to discuss innovation in the wireless Industry: "The technical capability of wireless has outstripped creative uses for the technology. Putting our advanced technology to creative use will be the center of innovation." Many believe VOIP or adding voice services to broadband wireless is the next killer application. But is this innovation, voice is the original use of telephony dating back more than a hundred years? So what is innovation and who will drive it? "It will be content" and "I will argue that it has to be young people -- they are unencumbered by restrictive paradigms -- they won't let existing models hold them back" say Shamp. This innovation [content] will not come from the commercial domain, either. "There isn't room for radical experimentation here. Profit is too crucial to these groups. Universities will play a major role." Professor Shamp will discuss the Mobile Media Consortium and examples of types of innovative projects that are underway. www.nmi.uga.edu Anti-Municipal Broadband Legislation - Rick Harnish According to MuniWireless, 11 states had legislation presented this Spring concerning this topic. Five of those states have avoided this legislation as it has died in committee, has been pulled by the author or has been delayed. The states of Colorado - SB 05-152, Florida - SB 1714 and HB 1325, Iowa - SSB 1136 and HSB Bill 182, Nebraska, Tennessee - HB 1403 and SB 1760 and Texas - HB 789 are still active. "For the record, I am generally opposed to MuniWireless projects unless all other options to partner with current private providers in the general area have been exhausted" say Harnish. "As most WISPs know, what looks good on paper today, in reality is a very challenging business. Our real world experience should give us expertise to partner or offer to cooperate with the municipalities that choose to move forward on wireless projects. I look at MuniWireless not so much as a threat but as an opportunity. " Rick organized an email list of 40 WISPs in the state to keep them aware of the legislation calendar and language and to urge them to contact their legislators. He also worked directly with the Department of Commerce office in a series of meetings to discuss the bills, language and possible solutions. Frank Keeney Tel: +1-626-344-1424 Pasadena Networks, LLC http://www.pasadena.net ---------------------------------- Wireless Antennas, Cables and Equipment: http://www.wlanparts.com
