[CWN-Summit] [3w] fcc votes for white space use

[Harold Feld]

Indeed, as with many things, the impact is complicated to assess. I believe
that this will provide a solid basis for moving forward, in the US and in
other countries, for cognitive radio. The major innovation is the official
acknowledgment that rules can take into account different spectral
environments and not set national rules based on the most constrained set of
conditions.

I expect a constant tweaking at the FCC over the next few years as new
generations of devices demonstrate their utility and prove themselves. It
will still, alas, be a longer, slower haul than I would like to see. But we
are finally actually on our way, not merely trying to get started. It is my
hope that in 12-18 months we will see the first generation of equipment
ready to deploy.

Harold

On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 10:09 PM, Brough Turner <broughturner at gmail.com>wrote:

> Many, but not all, of the WISPA requests are incorporated:
>
> Geolocation database yes, sensing is not required.
>
> No minimum antenna height (because sensing is not required), but not the
> increase in max height WISPA asked for.
>
> 65.  *Decision. *We decline to increase the maximum permitted transmit
> antenna height above ground for fixed TV bands devices. As the Commission
> stated in the *Second Report and Order*, the 30 meters above ground limit
> was established as a balance between the benefits of increasing TV bands
> device transmission range and the need to minimize the impact on licensed
> services.129 Consistent with the Commission’s stated approach in the *Second
> Report and Order *of taking a conservative approach in protecting
> authorized services, we find the prudent course of action is to maintain the
> previously adopted height limit. If, in the future, experience with TV
> bands devices indicates that these devices could operate at higher transmit
> heights without causing interference, the Commission could revisit the
> height limit.
>
>
> However the 30 meter antenna height appears to have gotten worse because
> it's now above "average terrain", a more stringent requirement that might
> pose problems for WISPs in hilly areas.
>
> All in all, it looks good enough that a variety of new products and uses
> should emerge.
>
> Thanks,
> Brough
>
> Mobile: +1 617 285-0433   Skype: brough
> Blog: http://blogs.broughturner.com/
>
>
> On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 9:40 PM, Ben West <westbywest at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> This is good news indeed!
>>
>> Does anyone know if the requests from WISPA, et al, to have
>> restrictions eased on device power, antenna height, and geolocation
>> database were incorporated?
>>
>> On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 8:21 PM, Brough Turner <broughturner at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Yes, it's true.
>> > 2nd Memorandum and Order
>> > http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/index.do?document=301652
>> > Thanks,
>> > Brough
>> >
>> > Mobile: +1 617 285-0433   Skype: brough
>> > Blog: http://blogs.broughturner.com/
>> >
>> >
>> > 2010/9/25 Matthias Šubik <wirelesssummit.org at matthias.subik.de>
>> >>
>> >> Is it true?? (full text below)
>> >> Is this the change we waited for?
>> >> Matthias
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-23/fcc-votes-to-open-vacant-tv-airwaves-for-4-billion-wireless-market-by-u-s.html
>> >>
>> >> Vacant TV Airwaves Opened for $4 Billion Wireless Market by U.S.
>> >> By Todd Shields - Sep 23, 2010
>> >> Federal regulators cleared the way for technology companies to use
>> vacant
>> >> television channels for wireless data and Internet services that may be
>> >> worth more than $4 billion a year.
>> >>
>> >> The Federal Communications Commission voted 5-0 today to adopt rules
>> for
>> >> using the airwaves, known as white spaces. Microsoft Corp.,Google Inc.,
>> >> Hewlett-Packard Co., Motorola Inc. and Sprint Nextel Corp. are laying
>> plans
>> >> to exploit the airwaves, which exist in all U.S. cities.
>> >>
>> >> “Today we open a new platform for American innovation” that will lead
>> to
>> >> billions of dollars in private investment, said FCC Chairman Julius
>> >> Genachowski.
>> >>
>> >> The radio waves travel in the spectrum between television channels
>> known
>> >> as white spaces, and like TV signals they carry far and penetrate
>> walls.
>> >> Uses may include wireless Internet connections, remote monitoring of
>> >> industrial systems such as power plants, and taking over some
>> mobile-phone
>> >> traffic to ease sluggishness for users of devices such as Apple Inc.’s
>> >> iPhone.
>> >>
>> >> White-space applications may generate $3.9 billion to $7.3 billion in
>> >> economic value each year, according to a September 2009 study funded by
>> >> Microsoft and written by Richard Thanki, a London-based analyst with
>> >> Perspective Associates.
>> >>
>> >> New York and Los Angeles, the nation’s two biggest media markets with
>> >> multiple TV stations, may have few vacant channels for the devices,
>> >> according to an FCC fact sheet. Most markets have five or more empty
>> >> channels.
>> >>
>> >> Users of the white-space airwaves won’t need an FCC license, leaving
>> them
>> >> free to create devices for applications yet to be developed,
>> Genachowski
>> >> said in an interview before the vote.
>> >>
>> >> Broadcaster Objections
>> >>
>> >> The FCC in 2008 approved white-space use over objections of television
>> >> broadcasters who said their signals might be disrupted. The agency left
>> >> final rules on technical standards for later, and these are the matters
>> that
>> >> came to a vote today.
>> >>
>> >> The FCC also was to vote on easing rules for schools and libraries to
>> use
>> >> federal funds for high-speed Internet connections. Schools and
>> libraries
>> >> could use the funds to connect to networks or to fiber that has been
>> >> installed nearby and is ready to carry Internet service, Genachowski
>> said in
>> >> a Sept. 21 speech.
>> >>
>> >> AT&T Inc. opposed the proposal, saying Congress intended subsidies to
>> >> spent on communications providers and not directly on fiber.
>> >>
>> >> To contact the reporter on this story: Todd Shields in Washington at
>> >> tshields3 at bloomberg.net
>> >>
>> >> To contact the editor responsible for this story: Larry Liebert at
>> >> lliebert at bloomberg.net.
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