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FCC should be working to massively expand the unlicensed ranges instead of clamping it down more. The amount of innovation and economic activty in the unlicense

by guelo 11y ago

FCC should be working to massively expand the unlicensed ranges instead of clamping it down more. The amount of innovation and economic activty in the unlicensed bands is massive. They should be working on taking back the TV HD and SD frequencies and leave the tinkerers alone.

Houshalter 11y ago
They are. There is a big thing in my town about the FCC trying to buy the local PBS station from the university. They already made everyone switch to digital a few years back which saved a lot of bandwidth (and made most channels unwatchable without a giant antennae.)
mikeyouse 11y ago
They are doing that, but the tinkerers are interfering with more important frequencies like RADAR used by weather providers and ATC... Locking down the frequencies so they can't possibly interfere isn't at all at odds with opening up new ranges for better service. I know a few people over at Mimosa (GBPS wireless backhaul providers) so I've seen a lot of progress in advocacy for new spectrum. http://mimosa.co/news/36/75/Mimosa-Advocates-Expansion-of-23-GHz-Spectrum-to-the-FCC-Enabling-10-Gbps-Backhaul/d,flat-blog-detail.html http://mimosa.co/news/36/75/Mimosa-Advocates-Expansion-of-23...
rayiner 11y ago
Expanding the unlicensed bands isn't incompatible with clamping down on how devices can operate on those bands. A key insight we've gained since part 15 was promulgated is that the technologies for sharing and using spectrum without central allocation work a lot better when devices can assume everyone on the band will follow certain rules. The model for the future that maximizes capacity of the spectrum isn't just more unlicensed spectrum, but imposing basic rules on unlicensed spectrum like we do on roads. One thing people forget is that road rules aren't just about safety, they're about keeping traffic moving smoothly. Exactly the same principles apply to cognitive radios.

by guelo 11y ago

Houshalter 11y ago

They are. There is a big thing in my town about the FCC trying to buy the local PBS station from the university. They already made everyone switch to digital a few years back which saved a lot of bandwidth (and made most channels unwatchable without a giant antennae.)

mikeyouse 11y ago

They are doing that, but the tinkerers are interfering with more important frequencies like RADAR used by weather providers and ATC... Locking down the frequencies so they can't possibly interfere isn't at all at odds with opening up new ranges for better service. I know a few people over at Mimosa (GBPS wireless backhaul providers) so I've seen a lot of progress in advocacy for new spectrum. http://mimosa.co/news/36/75/Mimosa-Advocates-Expansion-of-23-GHz-Spectrum-to-the-FCC-Enabling-10-Gbps-Backhaul/d,flat-blog-detail.html http://mimosa.co/news/36/75/Mimosa-Advocates-Expansion-of-23...

rayiner 11y ago

Expanding the unlicensed bands isn't incompatible with clamping down on how devices can operate on those bands. A key insight we've gained since part 15 was promulgated is that the technologies for sharing and using spectrum without central allocation work a lot better when devices can assume everyone on the band will follow certain rules. The model for the future that maximizes capacity of the spectrum isn't just more unlicensed spectrum, but imposing basic rules on unlicensed spectrum like we do on roads. One thing people forget is that road rules aren't just about safety, they're about keeping traffic moving smoothly. Exactly the same principles apply to cognitive radios.