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 | | White Spaces Dang right. That article is pretty accurate. It's not super nor is it wifi. | |
|  | | | Re: White Spaces OMG!!! There are questions related to a [relatively] new technology... let's run away and hide!!! Better yet, let's give its spectrum over to those that will charge us an arm and a leg to use it!!! Woo-hoo! (Can you say "astroturf" boys and girls? [I knew you could.])
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Billings, MT | Re: White Spaces I'd have to agree.
That's not what White Spaces were about. It was about delivering low-cost wireless access to the nation.
So, let's give it to at&t or Verizon and have them charge us like they do the rest of their plans. Smooooth. I'd love to smack the person who did that article. | |
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kudos:2 | Re: White Spaces said by Simba7:That's not what White Spaces were about. It was about delivering low-cost wireless access to the nation. White space is about spectral efficiency. If that encourages low-cost access, then great. The article does pose a legitimate concern though:The carrier’s inability to guarantee service quality, predict and manage capacity, and eliminate or prevent interference render unlicensed spectrum an inferior solution for providers who compete based on quality of service and ability to support bandwidth-hungry apps and devices. | |
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Billings, MT | Re: White Spaces The carrier’s inability to guarantee service quality, predict and manage capacity, and eliminate or prevent interference render unlicensed spectrum an inferior solution for providers who compete based on quality of service and ability to support bandwidth-hungry apps and devices.
As for "eliminate or prevent interference", WISP's have had no issue in this whatsoever and they operate just fine.
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kudos:2 | Re: White Spaces How many WISPs overlap each other? You don't believe WISPs have frequency conflicts that they must mitigate? I'm not saying it can't be managed, just that the risks are greater when dealing with best effort, unlicensed spectrum.
The investment is another concern mentioned. White Space access will likely only see the light of day in under-/un-served areas where significant investment hasn't yet been made, except by WISPs. That's why I suggest that White Space will augment existing WISPs not necessarily add to them. I don't see this technology ushering in a new era of last mile access to the Internet.
BTW, the article was written by a consultant, not by the carriers themselves. The consultant doesn't have any "issues with capacity or service quality" to fix per se. | |
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