You are exactly right Brian - - times are changing and they are looking
brighter for US wireless guys. You can be on the look out for comments
from me on "IF" we had some good spectrum allotted to us like 700MHz the
disaster recovery would be completed in a fraction of the time and cost
-vs- what we are currently doing. I intend to push the 700MHZ and lower
frequencies every opportunity that is afforded me. I look forward to the
fallout from what we have all accomplished in these efforts that are on
going.
It is really all about the "people", but if we can make the FCC see
how much more efficiently and affectively we could be serving everyone
in these devastated areas by a better frequency - - I am all about that too.
Thanks
Mac Dearman
www.inetsouth.com
www.radioresponse.org
318-728-8600
318-728-9600
Brian Webster wrote:
I just read through the September 19th edition of Telephony magazine.
This is the Telco trade journal. There was an article about the
recovery efforts and rebuilding after Katrina. There is specific
mention of Part-15, other WISP's and quotes from Trango about wireless
broadband and VOIP making fast recovery of telecom services in the
effected areas. Mac's teams and efforts are going to have a lasting
impression on the LEC's and I think they will be quite nervous over
this. Don't be surprised if this leads to more legislative efforts to
thwart wireless and VOIP. On the upside to this, it should open some
eyes at the government levels and give us more ammunition to capture
some spectrum.
Mac,
It seems that everywhere I turn now there are references to your
work and others like you, between wireless and VOIP, recovering large
capacity telecom resources in devastated areas is much quicker than
anyone has imagined. This comes at a time in society where the
internet is a vital form of communication, even for relief work. Times
are a changin................
Thank You,
Brian Webster
www.wirelessmapping.com <http://www.wirelessmapping.com/>
Free World Dialup #481416
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