-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 This sounds as the same thing as UMA, using GSM/UMTS. Remember, operators to offer "home free" or "hotspot calling"? This effectively was realized with UMA, using Wi-Fi signals to carry GSM/UMTS traffic.
An alternative for upgrading your Wi-Fi AP with a GSM/UMTS/LTE module to offer 2G/3G/4G services (for Cisco, see http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/wireless/universal-small-cell-5000-series/datasheet-c78-730979.html). I see it as an opportunity to solve the bad indoor coverage. As an alternative to DAS that requires a separate coax infrastructure. Probably the upper band of the 5Ghz spectrum is interesting for LTE-LAA, because it allows transmitting more power. - -Frans Philippe Hanset schreef op 24/02/15 om 14:54: > We could have dreamed that 5 GHz was this “clean” spectrum that all our users > were going to move to and simplify our life a bit! > > but wait... > > the carriers have decided that they could use it too (ever heard of LTE-LAA?) > > Why would carriers stay in their contained and expensive Licensed Spectrum when they could use the Unlicensed one… > > https://gigaom.com/2015/01/05/ericsson-unleashes-lte-over-the-wi-fi-airwaves/ > > The theory is that LTE-LAA will play nice with Wi-Fi …. in theory! > > Can you hear the pitch already? > Hello Mr CIO, we can take care of all your Wi-Fi needs for campus with a very reliable technology. > No upfront cost to you, no Help Desk to deal with. Just a minimal monthly fee for all you users that > are already our customers anyway. And we deal with DMCA... > > LTE-LAA sounds like that very polite good looking neighbor that moves next door and that eventually steels your spouse! > > Philippe > > Philippe Hanset > www.anyroam.net <http://www.anyroam.net> > > > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.22 (Darwin) Comment: GPGTools - https://gpgtools.org iQEcBAEBCgAGBQJU7JVfAAoJENxLkbYMq+PBPSsIAOAPaMh52nphojHhklPeWNjl D9OiMeauoJW4EWZnhqjEC3/5qfBGKmoEPmFrla8RGVx+9V1R0ZAiJ3pNTrWeiH1/ 0edtGqn5AqChbb1gc6aYY3xogMfaGZhhfxVQYcnXVdvf7rSCzeI6gkKuPjB10EPf SsC9V44biRID96RwFkT/fFgLkOFvVHxZQ1hdC/qQ1JX4bk0JQ7t+5eh5NCorJx3k Rv1ZJJQSWGl3FOorlT6DJq8/Q3puO5Z1KLZDwcQ+9vbAo4GWxAZlm8Y/e8F58Cn5 DBRUp5tAU5mnf3hss7uuH3JXXWcqsJOk0ppWvX3uhDDdr/VBWKPYtDvOL6cfvbM= =WWT4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
