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Out of curiosity, how does one buy spectrum for a device like this? What are the average costs in some countries?
by scdoshi 12y ago
Out of curiosity, how does one buy spectrum for a device like this? What are the average costs in some countries?
- ackalker 12y ago1. Bribe some politicians 2. Get some telecom / spectrum management laws repealed / rewritten 3. Replace the board of directors of the local equivalent of the FCC 4. Profit! Seriously, I think it is quite hard, next to impossible to just go shopping for some spectrum in any country with a population density and / or wireless telecom infrastructure above a certain level, unless you are a major corporation or government entity.
- elithrar 12y agoI think your post is a slight exaggeration, but you do need a fair chunk of coin. Mining companies in Australia have been buying spectrum licenses for private LTE networks, with those licenses being considerably cheaper than the carrier-grade licenses for 700MHz spectrum (i.e. licenses that are $100m+). As I touched on in another comment though: getting hold of spectrum is only half the solution. You also need devices that can talk X technology in Y band. This can limit you severely: USB dongles are usually the only option here, and not all devices can accept a USB dongle as an additional radio (i.e. smartphones, tablets).