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- The range of electromagnetic radiation electromagnetic waves in our known universe, which includes visible light. The radio spectrum, which includes both licensed and unlicensed frequencies up to 300 GHz...
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- Sustainability is big concern for mobile telcos says head of Orange Mobile
- I recently met with Olaf Swantee, the head of Orange Mobile, a large telco owned by France Telecom. Mr Swantee said sustainability and the availability of spectrum were two key challenges. Other highlights from the interview: -WiMAX is not...
- Tags: Orange PCS, Sustainability, Mobile, Telecommunications Company, Spectrum, Advertising & Promotion, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2008-09-30
- I am I, GoogQuixote, the lord of free wireless
- Google has now launched a campaign called FreeTheAirwaves aimed at making the "white space" between auctioned channels unlicensed. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Monopoly, Spectrum, Government, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-08-19
- Video: Spectrum ZX game montage
- From Neil Young's keynote at iPhoneDevCamp. Young says that anyone can make a game these days, but it was a very complex feat in the 1980s, back when he was just starting out. by Andrew Mager
- Tags: Video, Spectrum, Games, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Marketing, Andrew Mager
- Blog posts 2008-08-03
- Closed spectrum means closed source
- Closed spectrum means closed sourceYawn... where's the anti-MS rant that zealots loved to feast on.Oh, well.Do you want to.......get on a plane when air traffic control doesn't have exclusive use of its frequencies (voice, radar, Nav aids)?...watch television when you have a crummy picture or no picture because the TV...
- Tags: Aerospace & Defense, TVs, spectrum mean
- Discussion threads 2008-06-13
- Stop the spectrum auction madness
- Before one more colleague speculates on rules for spectrum auctions, can I make one suggestion? Stop. Over the last several years we've had auction-after-auction, all ostensibly designed to provide competition to the Wireless Trust. Has it? No, it hasn't. The Trust...
- Tags: Hardware, Spectrum, Auction, Government, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-05-30
- Latest spectrum auction could mean national wireless network
- The FCC is set to vote on rules for a new spectrum auction that would require the winner to deliver wireless Internet across wide swaths of America, AP reports. "We're hoping there will be increased interest in the proposal and for the fact that this will...
- Tags: FCC, Network, Spectrum, Auction, Wireless Network, Federal Government, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Government, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-05-29
- The power of open spectrum
- The power of open spectrumgreat ideea but...even the open spectrum needs some regulation, because otherwise it will be abused by some using high powered devices over a wide spectrum.Ideally a new protocol that would allow devices to play nice in this spectrum is needed.Here's a philosophical question for you:[i]As I...
- Tags: Blogging, Google Inc., spectrum
- Discussion threads 2008-05-23
- The power of open spectrum
- The power of open source isn't moral or ethical. It's practical. Open source delivers better value to consumers of software, and thus to all of us. It creates economic arrangements which not only lead to profit, but to greater use of the resource. Open...
- Tags: Spectrum, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-05-23
- Google's Page pitches for white spaces in DC
- Google's Larry Page is in Washington, talking up white spaces to Congress – and speaking out against lobbyists, as well. Page met with key lawmakers including House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell (D-Mich.) and policy makers at the Federal Communications Commission, the Post reports. ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Larry Page, Spectrum, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-05-22
- Cyren Call denies it demanded D block payment
- Cyren Call – the corporation formed to advise the Public Safety Spectrum Trust Corp. -- angrily denied accusations that it or PSST demanded spectrum lease payments. Voices in some quarters have been saying that the alleged demands doomed the efforts of Frontline Wireless to compete for the D block and...
- Tags: Payment, Spectrum, PSST, Operational Accounting, Finance, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-04-04
- Gag lifted, Verizon, AT&T, Google open up on FCC 700 Mhz auction
- The Federal Communications Commission has lifted its gag order on the winners of the 700 Mhz auction and those telecom giants have been a chatty bunch. And all of them are talking about advanced wireless broadband service. A brief recap Techmeme: AT&T reckons that...
- Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., Spectrum, Auction, Wireless Broadband, Broadband Internet, Wireless, Telecommunications, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-04
- Google faces uphill fight for unlicensed white space plan
- The plans by Google and others to open up the old white space between TV channels for unlicensed use is wonderful, but it faces an uphill battle. The reason is the fight Google walked away from, the 700 MHz auction Verizon won with a bid of $9.63...
- Tags: Google Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Spectrum, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-03-25
- Google makes pitch for unlicensed white space spectrum
- Google makes pitch for unlicensed white space spectrumwhat speds are we talking?Seems like a good idea.... but they couldnt do anything till 2009
- Tags: Google Makes, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-03-24
- Google pushing for TV white spaces to deliver nationwide Internet
- Google is pushing the FCC for approval of white spaces -- the unused part of the television spectrum -- to provide wireless Internet across the U.S. Richard Whitt, the company's telecom and media lawyer, authored an ex part filing with the FCC arguing: As Google...
- Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Spectrum, Internet, Federal Government, TVs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Government, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-03-24
- Google makes pitch for unlicensed white space spectrum
- Google didn't come away with any pricey spectrum in the Federal Communications Commission's 700 Mhz auction, but that doesn't mean the search giant isn't cooking up big ideas. Google has pitched the FCC on plans to utilize the unlicensed "white space" spectrum that will be left behind by TV broadcasters....
- Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Device, Spectrum, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-24
- How open will Verizon make its new spectrum?
- How open will Verizon make its new spectrum?FISA Co-conspirators give you hope?"Personally, I want to believe that this auction will result in widespread, inexpensive wireless access everywhere. So I will until we see otherwise."WiMax in the 700mhz region would have eliminated Verizon and AT&T stranglehold on "the last mile." ...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, WIRELESS, Verizon Communications Inc., WiMAX, spectrum, AT&T Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-03-21
- How open will Verizon make its new spectrum?
- So now that Verizon has officially won the precious C-block 700MHz spectrum, the question is, what happens now? Will they deliver a reasonably open network with this incredible new spectrum? At Public Knowledge, naturally, they're dubious. Susan Crawford, a visiting law prof at the U. of Mich.,...
- Tags: Network, Verizon Communications Inc., Spectrum, Business Structures, Networking, Finance, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-03-21
- FCC: Verizon Wireless a big 700 Mhz auction winner; Now what?
- FCC: Verizon Wireless a big 700 Mhz auction winner; Now what?time to open your wallet and pay respectsince the spectrum is sold, you have to bow and pay the usage fee to the MAN.RE: FCC: Verizon Wireless a big 700 Mhz auction winner; Now what?[i]Google didn't win any licenses.[/i]ROTFLMAO!! I...
- Tags: Federal government, Broadband Internet, Network technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Mhz auction winner, Now-What, Verizon Communications Inc., MHz Auction, Verizon Wireless, spectrum, FCC, usage fee, Internet
- Discussion threads 2008-03-20
- FCC: Verizon Wireless a big 700 Mhz auction winner; Now what?
- Updated: Verizon Wireless was the biggest winner in the Federal Communication Commission's 700 Mhz auction. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin revealed Verizon Wireless as the biggest winner of spectrum. Martin made the comments at a press conference at FCC headquarters. Here's Martin's statement (also see...
- Tags: FCC, AT&T Corp., Verizon Wireless, Spectrum, Auction, Federal Government, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Government, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-20
- Gates, Mundie make a pitch for white space
- Bill Gates went to Washington this week, testifying before Congress the other day to advocate for more high-tech visas and promoting white-space spectrum. Speaking at a DC-area high-tech forum, he called on the government to approve white spaces, Dow Jones reports. "We're hopeful [white...
- Tags: Spectrum, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-03-13
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