To reinforce Steve's comment, Butch it is not only the technology that will very distinct, but the applications running across such spectrum will be distinct. Most likely we'd see some sort of future TV-ish application, one that is interactive, user selectable in terms of content and God knows what else.
And as Steve noted, the technology will be a big challenge. Not only must such devices deal with protecting broadcasts, but it will also have to not interfere with the millions of low end receivers in the market sitting in every home in the U.S....TVs. Basically, for the white space a whole ecosystem will have to be created and evolve and know one has any real idea what this will look like. I would estimate that we are years from any mass usage of white space and frankly, bwa vendors have their hands full at the moment with the other current and forthcoming bands. For example, our R&D run rate is better than $13M a quarter -- a massive pace, especially relative to those companies you are familiar with (it is a number equivalent to some WISP vendors full year of revenues) and every dollar of that is going toward development and evolution of products for the current and growing unlicensed and licensed markets. Long before anything can be done with the white space we have to deal with 3.65 and 700, much less all the current frequencies. BTW, I do know a little about the device the IT companies forwarded to the FCC. Let's just say that these IT companies are gurus of tech, but they are clearly not exactly radio guys! - Patrick -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Butch Evans Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 8:58 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: RE: [WISPA] FCC Says White-Space Spectrum Device Doesn't Work On Thu, 9 Aug 2007, Patrick Leary wrote: >Well, most that can are probably doing what we are doing Mike, >which is to study, monitor, and plant some seeds. It is a bit early >to market an actual system. The nature of the band will require >some atypical technologies and the applications will likely be >broader than fixed wireless as we know it today. I presume you're referring to mobile applications. I know that you (Alvarion) have a mobile 900 product, so the step to this lower band should be and easy one for that technology anyway. You don't have any information on what device the FCC tested and failed, do you? You're the guy that would know if anyone does. :-) -- Butch Evans Network Engineering and Security Consulting 573-276-2879 http://www.butchevans.com/ My calendar: http://tinyurl.com/y24ad6 Training Partners: http://tinyurl.com/smfkf Mikrotik Certified Consultant http://www.mikrotik.com/consultants.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ ************************************************************************ ************ This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals & computer viruses(190). ************************************************************************ ************ ************************************************************************ ************ This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals & computer viruses(42). ************************************************************************ ************ ************************************************************************************ This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals & computer viruses(84). ************************************************************************************ ************************************************************************************ This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals & computer viruses. ************************************************************************************ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
