Hey Marlon, I support you in this belief, "Take that as a firm stance."
Ron Wallace Hahnron, Inc. 220 S. Jackson Dt. Addison, MI 49220 Phone: (517)547-8410 Mobile: (517)605-4542 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] >-----Original Message----- >From: Marlon K. Schafer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 01:26 AM >To: 'WISPA General List' >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [WISPA] Wireless industry slams NAB's white space 'misinformation' > >I've sent a note to WIA and asked if they'd be interested in a discussion >focused on finding common ground between them and us. > >It's my belief that WISPA needs to fight tooth and nail to keep personal >portable devices out of the whitespaces band. At least at first (really >forever as far as I'm concerned). > >Anyone have a problem with that as a firm stance? >marlon > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Jack Unger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 10:05 PM >Subject: [WISPA] Wireless industry slams NAB's white space 'misinformation' > > > > Wireless industry slams NAB's white space 'misinformation' > >The row over US ‘white space’ spectrum continues, with the newly formed >Wireless Innovation Alliance <http://wirelessinnovationalliance.com/> >stepping up its campaign to convince the FCC and the industry that >wireless devices can be used in these areas without interfering with >digital TV signals. > >The WIA last week accused the broadcast industry, as represented by the >National Association of Broadasters (NAB), of misleading the public just >as the FCC prepares to test updated wireless devices from the likes of >Microsoft (the original prototypes failed non-interference testing, >though the WIA claims this had more to do with poor testing methods than >real problems for digital TV signals). These products are designed to >work in an unused channel within the digital TV band, but to switch to >another channel if the first is needed for a television signal. > >The WIA was formed last month to lobby the FCC to complete testing and >move forward with technical guidelines. Six House of Representatives >members wrote to FCC chairman Kevin Martin recently to urge a final >decision in the next few months. The transition from analog to digital >TV is due to be completed in February 2009. > >“Upcoming testing of white space concept devices is meant to assist FCC >engineers to craft the strongest possible rules while ensuring maximum >public benefit. Yet instead of respecting the FCC’s desire to perform >concept testing, your recent public misinformation campaign has confused >the testing process and misled the public and policy makers,” stated the >WIA in a letter ><http://wirelessinnovationalliance.com/files/WIA%20letter%20to%20NAB%20re%20WS%20testing.pdf> >to NAB president David Rehr.... > > > ><http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/17/wia_nab_white_space_spat/> > > >-- >Jack Unger - President, Ask-Wi.Com, Inc. >Serving the Broadband Wireless Industry Since 1993 >FCC License # PG-12-25133 >Author of the Cisco Press Book - "Deploying License-Free Wireless WANs" >Vendor-Neutral Wireless Training-Troubleshooting-Consulting >Phone 818-227-4220 Email <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >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/ > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >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/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
