John, Thank you for the posting. Most know 700 mhz but if not, I included a weblink on 700 Mhz explained: http://gigaom.com/2007/03/14/700mhz-explained/ ...including interesting Comments section.
Also, Aloha Partners is reputed to be the largest owner of 700 MHz spectrum; including 700 MHz plans for rural and mobile broadband. Most of you already know this. Here is their weblink: http://www.alohapartners.net/index.htm Felix --- John Scrivner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Steve Stroh and I usually see things the same way. > We have somewhat > varying views on the 700 MHz auction coming up. Here > are his views on > the upcoming 700 MHz auction. > > http://www.wispnews.net/2007/07/my-take-on-700-.html > > It is important to note that part of what is going > to happen is that > there will be new WISPs once this spectrum sells. > Some of them will look > very different from the WISPs we generally see now. > I have done my part > to attempt to make this opportunity available to > WISPs who are in place > now through the formation of the 700 MHz Committee. > I have little doubt > that many licenses will go to people who are not now > WISPs. If they use > the spectrum to sell broadband wireless Internet > then by definition > those parties will then become WISPs. > > The future of 700 MHz use as a means of delivering > broadband in rural > areas will bear fruit. How well it does this and how > soon are primarily > a factor of how much money and work are put to work > to make it happen. I > will not pretend to think I know what all will > happen. I simply know > that the physics of this band make it ideal to serve > rural broadband. > > WISPA has aggressively worked toward the efforts of > acquiring unlicensed > TV white spaces spectrum through the 04-186 NPRM > comments and > legislative initiatives which we have all been a > part of. I have been to > DC twice over this initiative myself. I know many > here have worked hard > on this. I do not see how taking a position on how > the auction is > managed plays any part in whether or not we will see > access to > unlicensed spectrum in the TV "white spaces". > > I must also say that combined work of the Intel / > Microsoft / Cisco / > New America / Free Press / WISPA coalition to gain > access to this > unlicensed use of spectrum was very positive toward > this effort. In > those meetings we decided that building a test > device and getting it to > the FCC for evaluation would be the best way to show > them we can use the > band without messing it up. In Steve's article he > says, "Yes, WISPA is > "involved" in the white spaces issue, but its > efforts have been clouded > (nowhere near transparent) by its mysterious > participation with > companies such as Microsoft and Intel.". I guess > Steve sees Microsoft > or Intel as some sort of a threat to us. I really do > not know what he is > insinuating. I feel Steve Stroh may have some sour > grapes regarding that > work as he was not invited to oversee the work done > there through a > list server owned and operated by Intel. We (Marlon > and myself) were > invited to be a part of this effort and > conversations there are not > public information. I know the public record of > comments to the FCC and > the letters to congress that we all approved were > done openly and > therefore I do not approve of Steve's comments. In > short, just because > Steve did not get to be on the inside when something > happened does not > automatically make that effort suspect. The public > records tells the tale. > > I will let Marlon speak for the 3650 efforts to > date. I think he and a > few others here have done all the work on that > effort to date. Despite > my differences of opinion with Steve Stroh I still > do consider him a > friend. I just happen to think he is wrong in his > article on a few > points. Most notably in his "clouded" view of > WISPA's work with other > industries and foundations during the white space > lobbying work. > Scriv > > > begin:vcard > fn:John Scrivner > n:Scrivner;John > org:Mt. Vernon. Net, Inc. > adr;dom:PO Box 1582;;1 Dr Park Road Suite H1;Mt. > Vernon;Il;62864 > email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > title:President > tel;work:618-244-6868 > url:http://www.mvn.net/ > version:2.1 > end:vcard > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Would you like to see your advertisement here? Let > the WISPA Board know your feelings about allowing > advertisements on the free WISPA lists. The current > Board is taking this under consideration at this > time. 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