Comments on: WiMAX: A Telco Technology in Internet Garb http://nerdtwilight.wordpress.com/2006/10/27/wimax-a-telco-technology-in-internet-garb/ Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:39:22 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Babar Bhatti http://nerdtwilight.wordpress.com/2006/10/27/wimax-a-telco-technology-in-internet-garb/#comment-1837 Babar Bhatti Fri, 10 Nov 2006 21:39:17 +0000 http://nerdtwilight.wordpress.com/2006/10/27/wimax-a-telco-technology-in-internet-garb/#comment-1837 Here are a couple of articles I wrote about Wimax pilot projects in Pakistan. Success of Wimax in the emerging economies will be its main test. http://telecompk.wordpress.com/2006/07/03/mobile-wimax-will-get-its-first-big-test-in-pakistan/ http://telecompk.wordpress.com/2006/10/16/intel-wateen-to-establish-6-telecenters-in-pakistan/ Here are a couple of articles I wrote about Wimax pilot projects in Pakistan. Success of Wimax in the emerging economies will be its main test.

http://telecompk.wordpress.com/2006/07/03/mobile-wimax-will-get-its-first-big-test-in-pakistan/

http://telecompk.wordpress.com/2006/10/16/intel-wateen-to-establish-6-telecenters-in-pakistan/

]]> By: Robert Horvitz http://nerdtwilight.wordpress.com/2006/10/27/wimax-a-telco-technology-in-internet-garb/#comment-1506 Robert Horvitz Sat, 28 Oct 2006 17:52:14 +0000 http://nerdtwilight.wordpress.com/2006/10/27/wimax-a-telco-technology-in-internet-garb/#comment-1506 Brad, outside the US it is not a "done deal" that WiMAX will be deployed only in licensed spectrum. A report from OECD last year expressed skepticism about WiMAX's suitability for license exempt spectrum, but the report also included the results of a survey of OECD members which showed that many are open to the idea of allowing WiMAX in unlicensed bands, although most would apply the existing power limits to any new broadband technology. For a summary of unlicensed WiMAX possibilities - extracted from the OECD report and supplemented with our own research - see http://www.openspectrum.info/wimax.html Nevertheless, there are technical reasons why WiMAX will be difficult to implement as a license exempt technology, unless a lot of spectrum is made available for it. More likely is a "lite licensing regime" (registration) that may not involve the purchase of spectrum use rights. Thanks for the pointer to Schwartz's article. We put it into our RSS newsfeed, borrowing your "telco technology in Internet garb" tagline (with credit to you) BOB Brad, outside the US it is not a “done deal” that WiMAX will be deployed only in licensed spectrum. A report from OECD last year expressed skepticism about WiMAX’s suitability for license exempt spectrum, but the report also included the results of a survey of OECD members which showed that many are open to the idea of allowing WiMAX in unlicensed bands, although most would apply the existing power limits to any new broadband technology. For a summary of unlicensed WiMAX possibilities – extracted from the OECD report and supplemented with our own research – see http://www.openspectrum.info/wimax.html

Nevertheless, there are technical reasons why WiMAX will be difficult to implement as a license exempt technology, unless a lot of spectrum is made available for it. More likely is a “lite licensing regime” (registration) that may not involve the purchase of spectrum use rights.

Thanks for the pointer to Schwartz’s article. We put it into our RSS newsfeed, borrowing your “telco technology in Internet garb” tagline (with credit to you)

BOB

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