Guys, As we wireless operators know, the costs of licensed networks (equipment, antennas and licensing) makes providing services to the majority of subscribers prohibitively expensive, and the cost at auction for spectrum (for WiMax and 4G products) is beyond the reach of most of us. To overcome these problems, two years ago Wireless Strategies began research into ways to use new technologies -- WiMAX and smart antennas -- to reuse side lobe radiation around sites of point-to-point 4GHz and 6GHz microwave links under the present FCC rules and without causing additional interference. Our finding is that networks can be designed to operate with smart antennas with distributed radiators and that the new paths can be concurrently coordinated, under existing FCC rules and without causing additional interference. We believe that concurrent coordination will be "The Next Big Thing in Wireless," leveling the playing field by making it possible for WISPs to obtain multipurpose licensed spectrum at pennies on the dollar compared to obtaining it at auction. By making use of the formerly wasted side lobe radiation of 4GHz and 6GHz paths, WISPs will be able to use IEEE 802.16-based (WiMAX) equipment with small antennas to provide licensed broadband services to hundreds of additional subscribers at a provisioning cost of only about $500 per link. We appreciate that some members of the industry may initially perceive any change to the status quo as a threat, but we believe that concurrent coordination will provide extraordinary benefits to the entire industry, especially WISPs. Due to the potential for unprecedented industry-wide changes from the use of antennas with distributed radiators to provide multiple-path low-cost broadband services under the existing FCC rules, Wireless Strategies decided to remove any uncertainty for investors and service providers by, on February 23, 2007, filing with the Federal Communications Commission, a Request for a Declaratory Ruling on Compliance of Fixed Microwave Antennas Having Distributed Radiating Elements. However, to date, the FCC has taken no action. We believe that emails of support from the WISP community can help speed up the process, by encouraging the FCC to either issue the requested declaratory ruling or to issue a Public Notice for industry comment. Therefore, if you would like a copy of our FCC filing and/or information about the new concept of concurrent coordination, please contact me at Wireless Strategies 831-659-5618 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional information you can also visit our web site at www.wirelessstrategies.net. Thanks, Mike Michael Mulcay, CEO Wireless Strategies, Inc. -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org
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