Comments on: For Better Mobile Broadband, the U.S. Needs More Spectrum

By: Clearwire Digs its Foxhole to Fight for its Life: Tech News «

Clearwire Digs its Foxhole to Fight for its Life: Tech News « — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 17:51:36 +0000

[...] Clearwire’s spectrum specifically and the spectrum shortage in general? If the industry was really freaked out that by 2013 the airwaves will be so clogged with data that they can’t meet demand, wouldn’t the [...]

By: Worried About Tablets the FCC Gets Serious About Spectrum: Tech News «

Worried About Tablets the FCC Gets Serious About Spectrum: Tech News « — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 20:15:45 +0000

[...] Commission is planning the equivalent of a take back the airwaves campaign in order to address a perceived shortage in spectrum that will hit by 2013 thanks to skyrocketing broadband demand. The FCC released a paper showing [...]

By: Nokia Siemens Networks Wins $7B Contract to Build Harbinger’s LTE Network

Nokia Siemens Networks Wins $7B Contract to Build Harbinger’s LTE Network — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:46:33 +0000

[...] nor the amount raised so far but said the round was oversubscribed. Given the hype about the looming spectrum shortage and the complexities of spectrum rules and network deployments, I’m not surprised that [...]

By: Clearwire’s Big Bet on Our Broadband Addiction – GigaOM

Clearwire’s Big Bet on Our Broadband Addiction – GigaOM — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:34 +0000

[...] a shocking amount of mobile data consumption, especially when all we’re hearing is how scarce spectrum is and how operators can’t keep up with the mobile [...]

By: Analyst: Spectrum Shortage Will Strike in 2013 – GigaOM

Analyst: Spectrum Shortage Will Strike in 2013 – GigaOM — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:02:42 +0000

[...] how the demand for bandwidth-consuming services used by more and more people will lead to a crappy user experience, or heavy-handed pricing (GigaOM Pro, sub req’d) and limitations on mobile application from [...]

By: Clash of the Titans in the Mobile Ecosystem – GigaOM

Clash of the Titans in the Mobile Ecosystem – GigaOM — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:53:44 +0000

[...] amid some discussions on the technical challenge created by the capacity limits of the spectrum allotted for mobile broadband, and musings on how regulatory actions with regards to network neutrality, getting more spectrum [...]

By: Are White Spaces the Future of Mobile Broadband?

Are White Spaces the Future of Mobile Broadband? — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:42:31 +0000

[...] both an alternate broadband network as well as a model by which the government might be able to better utilize scarce spectrum resources available to it for delivering ubiquitous mobile [...]

By: FCC Opens Spectrum Inquiry as Part of Broadband Plan

FCC Opens Spectrum Inquiry as Part of Broadband Plan — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:43:01 +0000

[...] for wireless broadband services, mostly because the wireless companies and others in the industry believe the nation is woefully short on airwaves to deliver the mobile web. Various estimates suggest that the U.S. needs 150-400 MHz more of [...]

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By: Jesse Kopelman

Jesse Kopelman — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:18:45 +0000

Spectrum is the only thing Clearwire has with any resale value, as of yet. Even there, I think Sprint still owns their share of the spectrum — just letting Clearwire us it as part of their partnership. If a 3rd Party were to buy Clearwire, Sprint would get its spectrum back.

By: Adrian Hall

Adrian Hall — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:03:20 +0000

The need for more spectrum is a serious issue facing network operators. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) estimates that the U.S. needs to have 800 MHz available by 2010 – therefore, having just 50 MHz in the current pipeline is a major concern. With mobile data traffic growth accelerating at its current rate, operators need to address network congestion challenges now. Specifically, they need to improve network efficiency and capacity, manage changing traffic loads and ensure network scalability. By proactively addressing these requirements with commercially available optimization and traffic management technology, operators can control the effects of continued traffic growth within the footprint of their existing installations and cost-effectively scale ahead of data usage trends. This will also enable carriers to deliver a compelling user experience and thereby drive continued mobile data adoption – which will be most welcome if and when additional spectrum becomes available.

By: Daily News and Opinion « WISPA

Daily News and Opinion « WISPA — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:10:09 +0000

[...] For Better Mobile Broadband, the U.S. Needs More Spectrum [...]

By: Wing Lee

Wing Lee — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:49:52 +0000

wonder what that means to Clearwire’s valuation given that it owns avg between 90-120 Mhz per major markets across the US?

By: Jesse Kopelman

Jesse Kopelman — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:32:54 +0000

More spectrum would be good. What would be better is forcing incumbents to use the spectrum they already have more efficiently. This is something incumbents (and their trade group the CTIA) are very much against. Look what happened with the 700MHz D Block auction. The dirt cheap reserve price wasn’t met, because, unlike any other auctioned spectrum, this block actually came with aggressive build-out requirements. What I read the CTIA as saying is, “give us more spectrum so our members can sit on it for 5-10 years, like they did with every other license they ever won.”

Another important issue is the huge disconnect between how spectrum is used/required in rural vs. urban areas. It’s funny that the FCC had a better handle on this in the pre-PCS days with MSA and RSA geographic aggregations. I’m sure the move to different aggregations over time has been solely about getting higher auction revenues, serving the public be damned. If we are not going to impose universal service requirements on carriers, and it seems unlikely we will, we should consider going to a system of non-exclusive licensing for rural areas.

By: Mobile broadband needs more spectrum | Mobile. Money. Obopay. Official Obopay blog

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:34:57 +0000

[...] Guttman-McCabe, vice president of regulatory affairs at CTIA, thinks that the need to get more spectrum in the pipeline is crucial now. “Guttman-McCabe notes that it took about 10 years to get [...]