Not when demand for spectrum for mobile applications is going through the roof.
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"The demand for spectrum has grown because people love these products, " said Genachowski, stressing the need for Congress to pass incentive spectrum auction legislation.
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Without action, he says, demand for spectrum will soon outlast supply.
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Demand for spectrum is rapidly outstripping supply.
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Data demand is exploding and spectrum resources are not enough to meet that demand.
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It controls 120 million Mhz in most major markets across the country where depth of spectrum matters due to demand.
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Spectrum is in bigger demand now than ever.
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The FCC, in its March 2010 Broadband Report to Congress, stated that by 2013 the United States will be 95 MHz shy of having enough wireless spectrum to meet the demand for broadband services, and by 2015 we will be 250 MHz short.
The development of satellite-based mobile-telephony is creating demand for new bits of the radio spectrum.
The wireless industry needs spectrum to address the increasing demand for wireless data from a growing subscriber base of smartphone users.
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According to one noted wireless analyst, the demand for mobile broadband will surpass the spectrum available to meet it in mid-2013.
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In the NBP, the Commission projected that explosive increases in mobile demand would require 300 Mhz. of new spectrum by 2015, and 500 Mhz. by 2020.
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Any empirical look at our current and emerging needs and the trends of American spectrum use paints a clear path forward that involves freeing spectrum for the services that Americans demand.
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For those crying out for the Federal Communications Commission to address the problem and make more spectrum available to support surging consumer demand for all things wireless, there is good news and bad news.
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Demand for wireless broadband services have nearly exhausted available spectrum, creating a crisis that can only be served by allocating additional spectrum for broadband.
Multiple conversations can occur at the same time because of more efficient use of spectrum and the allocation of channels based upon demand rather than pre-existing arbitrary assignment.
You simply cannot make more spectrum like you make more candy bars to meet consumer demand.
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Spectrum itself is a limited resource that is in huge demand, driven by the explosion in smartphones, tablets and other wireless applications.
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And the FCC continues to search for ways to free up additional spectrum over the course of the decade to meet increasing demand.
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Economists across the political spectrum agree that the government ought to take action counteract major aggregate demand shortfalls.
Unfortunately, they seem to be a necessary evil in this crazy supply-versus-demand world of capitalism we all call home, particularly in light of the spectrum crunch the FCC keeps warning us about.
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Assuming Sprint can sort its ownership of partner Clearwire, that combo will be very spectrum rich, which will increasingly be a competitive weapon as customers demand more and more data out of their smartphones and tablets.
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The need for spectrum on the part of wireless carriers has been driven by the dramatic demand for mobile broadband, which has been fueled by the increased use of smart devices.
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White space technology will be one way of meeting the growing demand for data in the UK. Ofcom is separately planning to free up more spectrum in the future for the next generation of high-speed data services, already dubbed '5G'.
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With Ofcom's 4G auction starting this month, operators will be wondering just how great the demand from customers is going to be and working out what that means as they bid for spectrum.
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