? On Nov 27, 2013, at 14:51, "Marlon Schafer (509.982.2181)" <o...@odessaoffice.com> wrote:
> The other good thing is that they will (hopefully) keep using wifi where we > can use polling mechanisms easier today so we *should* be more protected > against the interference than we used to be with older 2.4 gig gear. > marlon > > > From: Scott Carullo > Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2013 3:52 PM > To: Matt Hoppes ; sc...@brevardwireless.com ; WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Comcast asking FCC for more 5GHz spectrum. > > Hard to tell, noise floor is noise floor which keeps creeping up - we all > know things work better when its quiet. This used to worry me a lot when I > saw it coming, but then I realized it was already there and I had no idea > until I just happened to scan on some radios (I don't usually install the > stuff). I'm not worried any more, if its not one thing it will be another > any way. Thats what gives us the edge every day, flexibility. We will work > around it, we always do. > > I figure a high gain antenna on a tower with a good directional CPE will > continue to work fine. Their omni low gain antenna can't compete with a > 20-30db directional one. Still sucks though, you drive down the street and > see one after another running 5Ghz just knowing there probably isn't 3 > connections in the whole city to them.... > > Scott Carullo > Technical Operations > 855-FLSPEED x102 > > > > > From: "Matt Hoppes" <mhop...@indigowireless.com> > Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2013 6:43 PM > To: "sc...@brevardwireless.com" <sc...@brevardwireless.com>, "WISPA General > List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Cc: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Comcast asking FCC for more 5GHz spectrum. > > Are you seeing any impact from them? > > On Nov 14, 2013, at 18:03, "Scott Carullo" <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> >> Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2013 5:49 PM >> To: 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 (.pdf) >>> - see Kenney's prepared testimony (.pdf) >>> - see Comcast blog post >>> - Broadcasting & Cable has this story >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wireless mailing list >> Wireless@wispa.org >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > Wireless@wispa.org > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > Wireless@wispa.org > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
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