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Why is this any different from the situation with GSM (where you are sort-of required to run proprietary software and not allow anyone to flash any "bad" firmwa
by skarap 11y ago
Why is this any different from the situation with GSM (where you are sort-of required to run proprietary software and not allow anyone to flash any "bad" firmware to get a certificate)? Sure there is the ISM frequency band, but a lot of wifi hardware is physically capable of violating both: the allowed frequency and power regulations (which btw can be different in different countries).
Not that I approve this new rule - just saying that it's a natural extension of another existing rule.
- dfox 11y agoThere are two significant differences: 1) for GSM (and all other 3GPP radio interfaces), regulatory control is completely on the network side. Network says when, where and at what power MS must/can transmit. And significantly deviating from network-dictated parameters does not get you anything worthwhile (except in situations that are totally outside of what normal consumer can reasonably do, like attaching 30dBi directional antenna to GSM phone). [Edit: 802.11whatever STA radio is also somehow controlled by AP, but anybody can set-up their own AP without specific license and bandwidth allocation to do so] 2) Cellular phones are typically more strictly certified than WiFi devices.