I am a part of that for the BIG cable companies for my day job... I also
have a small WISP and see the full powered AP's on every scan list. :\
Ruckus APs going up in a lot of new markets in 2014.
On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 5:03 PM, Scott Carullo
<sc...@brevardwireless.com<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
'sc...@brevardwireless.com');>
> wrote:
> Yeah, won't matter either way with a 5Ghz AP on every street corner.
> Already seeing that in our areas.... do a wireless scan and you see 354
> 5Ghz APs now in addition to the 2Ghz ones (they run dual band APs now).
>
> Scott Carullo
> Technical Operations
> 855-FLSPEED x102
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From*: "Bret Clark" <bcl...@spectraaccess.com <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
> 'bcl...@spectraaccess.com');>>
> *Sent*: Thursday, November 14, 2013 5:49 PM
> *To*: wireless@wispa.org <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
> 'wireless@wispa.org');>
> *Subject*: Re: [WISPA] Comcast asking FCC for more 5GHz spectrum.
>
> What could go wrong with Comcast taking up yet more 5GHz of
> spectrum...[/sarcasm off]
>
> On 11/14/2013 01:40 PM, ralph wrote:
>
> I hope the links at the bottom come through.
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
> Comcast needs the FCC to open up the 5 GHz spectrum band to power
> next-generation Wi-Fi services that could allow it to deliver wireless
> broadband at speeds of up to 1 Gbps, SVP of Business Development Tom Nagel
> testified at a House Energy and Commerce hearing on Wednesday.
>
>
>
> Nagel disclosed in his prepared testimony that Comcast has expanded the
> number of Wi-Fi access points for Xfinity high-speed Internet customers to
> 350,000. The nation's largest cable MSO also began deploying wireless
> gateways from Cisco earlier this year that Comcast has said may be able
> to power millions of neighborhood hotspots.
>
>
>
> While Comcast already is already using the 5 GHz band, Nagel said it needs
> more of the unlicensed spectrum to meet demand from subscribers for Wi-Fi.
> It faces potential opposition from Toyota and other automobile
> manufacturers who want to use the 5 GHz band to deliver next-generation
> connected car applications, including applications that would warn drivers
> of collision threats.
>
>
>
> Toyota principal researcher John Kenney raised concerns about possible
> interference from Wi-Fi services at Wednesday's hearing. "We have been
> actively engaged with the Wi-Fi community and other stakeholders who are
> exploring possible sharing solutions that will alleviate any risk of
> harmful interference from unlicensed devices. But we're not there yet and
> it's going to take a bit more time to see if we can get there," Kenney said
> in his prepared testimony.
>
>
>
> For more:
> - see Nagel's prepared
> testimony<http://links.mkt1985.com/ctt?kn=207&ms=NzE0MjgxOQS2&r=NDc2MTk4ODcyMzcS1&b=0&j=MTc5NzA2OTg3S0&mt=2&rj=MTc5NzA2OTg3S0&rt=0>
> (.pdf)
> - see Kenney's prepared
> testimony<http://links.mkt1985.com/ctt?kn=187&ms=NzE0MjgxOQS2&r=NDc2MTk4ODcyMzcS1&b=0&j=MTc5NzA2OTg3S0&mt=2&rj=MTc5NzA2OTg3S0&rt=0>
> (.pdf)
> - see Comcast blog
> post<http://links.mkt1985.com/ctt?kn=118&ms=NzE0MjgxOQS2&r=NDc2MTk4ODcyMzcS1&b=0&j=MTc5NzA2OTg3S0&mt=2&rj=MTc5NzA2OTg3S0&rt=0>
> - *Broadcasting & Cable* has this
> story<http://links.mkt1985.com/ctt?kn=190&ms=NzE0MjgxOQS2&r=NDc2MTk4ODcyMzcS1&b=0&j=MTc5NzA2OTg3S0&mt=2&rj=MTc5NzA2OTg3S0&rt=0>
>
>
>
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