Are you seeing any impact from them? On Nov 14, 2013, at 18:03, "Scott Carullo" <sc...@brevardwireless.com> wrote:
> Yeah, won't matter either way with a 5Ghz AP on every street corner. Already > seeing that in our areas.... do a wireless scan and you see 354 5Ghz APs now > in addition to the 2Ghz ones (they run dual band APs now). > > Scott Carullo > Technical Operations > 855-FLSPEED x102 > > > > > From: "Bret Clark" <bcl...@spectraaccess.com> > Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2013 5:49 PM > To: wireless@wispa.org > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Comcast asking FCC for more 5GHz spectrum. > > What could go wrong with Comcast taking up yet more 5GHz of > spectrum...[/sarcasm off] > > On 11/14/2013 01:40 PM, ralph wrote: >> I hope the links at the bottom come through. >> --------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Comcast needs the FCC to open up the 5 GHz spectrum band to power >> next-generation Wi-Fi services that could allow it to deliver wireless >> broadband at speeds of up to 1 Gbps, SVP of Business Development Tom Nagel >> testified at a House Energy and Commerce hearing on Wednesday. >> >> Nagel disclosed in his prepared testimony that Comcast has expanded the >> number of Wi-Fi access points for Xfinity high-speed Internet customers to >> 350,000. The nation's largest cable MSO also began deploying wireless >> gateways from Cisco earlier this year that Comcast has said may be able to >> power millions of neighborhood hotspots. >> >> While Comcast already is already using the 5 GHz band, Nagel said it needs >> more of the unlicensed spectrum to meet demand from subscribers for Wi-Fi. >> It faces potential opposition from Toyota and other automobile manufacturers >> who want to use the 5 GHz band to deliver next-generation connected car >> applications, including applications that would warn drivers of collision >> threats. >> >> Toyota principal researcher John Kenney raised concerns about possible >> interference from Wi-Fi services at Wednesday's hearing. "We have been >> actively engaged with the Wi-Fi community and other stakeholders who are >> exploring possible sharing solutions that will alleviate any risk of harmful >> interference from unlicensed devices. But we're not there yet and it's going >> to take a bit more time to see if we can get there," Kenney said in his >> prepared testimony. >> >> For more: >> - see Nagel's prepared testimony (.pdf) >> - see Kenney's prepared testimony (.pdf) >> - see Comcast blog post >> - Broadcasting & Cable has this story > > > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > Wireless@wispa.org > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
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