Spectrum is spectrum. 6 MHz of space at 300 MHz is just as fast as 6 MHz at 5 GHz or 600 GHz.
That said, each TV channel is 6 MHz and the radio must support bonding (in my opinion) to be useful. ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -------------------------------------------------- From: "Scott Carullo" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 10:58 AM To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Holy cow! > > My question is how fast can their internet go using tv whitespace? Sprint > used to serve this area with an unutilized tv channel and it was SLOW. I > guess if you had nothing else but if it can't go one MB its not on my > radar > of concern. Actually in our market if you cant deliver 10-20MB your not > playing the game. > > Scott Carullo > Brevard Wireless > 321-205-1100 x102 > -------- Original Message -------- >> From: "Jack Unger" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 11:49 AM >> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Holy cow! >> >> See the attached Case Study and Press Release. >> >> jack >> >> >> Jonathan Schmidt wrote: >> > Dell, Microsoft Launching Broadband Net In Rural Virginia >> > Computer Companies Join TDF Foundation, Spectrum Bridge To Debut > Network >> > Using 'White Spaces' >> > >> > John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 10/21/2009 3:47:19 PM >> > >> > >> > Computer companies Dell and Microsoft are scheduled to join with TDF >> > Foundation and Spectrum Bridge Wednesday to launch a broadband network > in >> > rural Virginia, using the so-called white spaces between TV channels. >> > >> > House Communications Subcommitee Chairman Rick Boucher, who represents >> > rural Virginia, is scheduled to be on hand as the companies host a > Webcast >> > with residents of an Appalachian community talking about how wireless >> > Interent connectivity can change their lives. >> > >> > The government is currently working on a national broadband plan, >> > including freeing up even more spectrum space for wireless Internet. >> > >> > Spectrum Bridge, a sort of Ebay for identifying available spectrum in >> > secondary markets, launched a Web site in February to help identify >> > available open TV channels. The site can be used by wireless Internet >> > providers to figure out whether there is enough spectrum in a > potential >> > service area to make it economically viable. >> > >> > >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- >> > WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> > http://signup.wispa.org/ >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- >> > >> > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >> > >> > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> > >> > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > >> > >> > >> >> -- >> Jack Unger - President, Ask-Wi.Com, Inc. >> Author - "Deploying License-Free Wireless WANs" >> Serving the Broadband Wireless Industry Since 1993 >> www.ask-wi.com 818-227-4220 [email protected] >> >> Sent from my Pizzicato PluckString... >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >> >> 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: [email protected] > > 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: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
