In my opinion, the only real solution is a fiber optic build out.
The bandwidth is fantastic and the technology appears to be
quite sound. Unlike BPL or wireless networks, Fiber optic internet
does not pollute the RF spectrum. Save the RF spectrum for the
odd domicile that is off the electric grid.
On 09/20/2011 12:53 PM, Charles P. Steinmetz wrote:
Brian wrote:
the FCC has always been the 500-pound gorilla cracking down on
everybody from drunken ham operators to national networks and
2-second "wardrobe malfunctions." Why don't the FCC and the Navy
just get together and say, "screw you, LightSquared
As I have said here several times, the FCC itself has adopted as its
highest priority finding 500 MHz of additional spectrum for mobile
broadband services. The FCC believes that this is absolutely
essential to the economic survival of the country. I happen to
disagree -- I think that 99.96% of the beneficiaries will be people
playing multi-player games, watching re-runs of jersey shore, and
downloading porn, and you can't run an economy on those -- but that IS
what the FCC thinks, and that is clearly what is driving it to make
many of the decisions it has made in the last 5 years or so.
http://download.broadband.gov/plan/national-broadband-plan.pdf (NOTE:
12 MB download)
Interestingly, based on the data the FCC relies on to reach its
conclusion, even 500 MHz of additional mobile broadband spectrum will
not be nearly enough to solve the problem it perceives.
If it becomes inescapable based on testing (more of which is almost
certain to be conducted) that widespread terrestrial operations in the
adjacent MSS band would seriously impact GPS operations and that there
is no reasonable possibility of mitigation, I believe the FCC will
ultimately tell LS it cannot use the band in this manner. But note
that under FCC precedent "serious impact" and "reasonable mitigation"
do not mean, and have never meant, that absolutely no existing
receivers will be affected.
Best regards,
Charles
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