Innovations in spectrum policy, including access to shared or unlicensed spectrum through spectrum sharing or other means, will end the exclusion of companies from the wireless arena and encourage further innovations in mobile technology.
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The company witnessed a number of positive developments last quarter and offers service providers a complete solution across the access spectrum, from DSL and cable to PON.
That means making all free to air TV companies having to pay for access to spectrum.
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They would likely use the spectrum to improve Internet access to mobile devices as people increasingly use their phones for messaging, e-mail, broadband video, over-the-air purchases and mobile TV.
Google appears close to grabbing direct access to spectrum, whether through the auction (see "Billions In The Air") or by wiggling into unused TV channels (see "Google Eyes Free Spectrum").
It started as a small local phone service, but he has since expanded it to include a 25, 000-kilometer fiber backbone, a fat slice of nationwide cellular radio spectrum and an Internet access provider.
Much recent broadband policy has focused on wireless broadband initiatives with telecom companies and industry groups like the CTIA The Wireless Association calling on the FCC to free up wireless spectrum for greater Internet access.
The FCC has been more than a little eager to repurpose spectrum as wireless internet access takes off: white spaces and iDEN frequencies have already switched roles, and that's not including the myriad of spectrum swaps.
Most of the transactions were motivated by the need for the parties to get access to more spectrum.
Between Net Neutrality, spectrum shortages and improving broadband access, CTIA has more than enough causes to keep it occupied.
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On the other hand, if Sprint gives up on Clearwire, it will not have access to the spectrum it will need to fulfill its ambitions.
Grob said that Qualcomm is working on ways to permit shared access to the spectrum that would be automatically ceded to the primary spectrum owner when needed.
The scale of the undercharging became embarrassingly obvious last October, when two of the new licence-holders sold stakes to foreign operators prepared to pay handsomely for access to their spectrum.
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It started as a small-scale local phone service, but he has since expanded it to include a 16, 000-mile fiber backbone, a fat slice of nationwide cellular radio spectrum and a major Internet access provider.
When firms compete for the right to obtain access to more spectrum, we know that only the one most confident in its ability to provide a valuable service to consumers will augment its bid.
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The proposed modifications would provide access to additional contiguous spectrum with consistent technical requirements, allowing unlicensed devices to use wider bandwidth channels, leading to faster speeds.
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Reportedly, the FCC has warned Sprint that it "could lose access to the signal spectrum used by its Nextel- and Boost Mobile-branded wireless services" if it doesn't remedy the problem by June of 2008.
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This particular transaction gives it access to 700-megahertz spectrum that includes 18 states, including California, Texas, New York and Florida.
The new firm, to be called T-Mobile, will have access to more precious wireless spectrum and can streamline investment in a superfast 4G network.
The company has bought additional spectrum, deployed improved High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) software and added fiber backhaul, which carries data to wireless distribution points.
Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Information Society and Media, has expressed a preference for the spectrum to be used for broadband internet access and to help bridge the digital divide especially in rural areas.
Through partnerships with 250 medical organizations and Web sites -- including the American Medical Association, Physicians Online and Nursing Spectrum -- Bhan says he has access to more than half the estimated 350, 000 doctors and 835, 000 nurses who are on- line nationwide.
The so-called open access rules mean whoever runs the spectrum will have to keep the network open to companies peddling all kinds of devices.
We want to serve our customers to the fullest extent possible, while broadening our audience to include the full spectrum of customer types to give them greater access to our markets.
In contrast, wireless providers can access slightly more than 400 MHz of spectrum to serve a growing base of 292 million subscribers.
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Network owners say that gives them less reason to upgrade their networks, content providers say many of those network owners rely on access to public rights of way or spectrum--making them subject to regulation.
Grob said that finding that capacity will require three different strategies: increasing the number of antennas in handsets and inside buildings, getting access to little-used and unused spectrum and improving the signal-to-noise ratio of transmissions.
The billionaires too often flourish thanks to political connections and access to natural resources, land and public goods such as telecoms spectrum.
Broadcasters get to use the airwave spectrum (and make money off of advertising) in return for allowing people free access to these broadcasts for their own personal use.
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First, wireless telecommunications requires access to a finite resource in the exclusive control of the government: wireless spectrum.
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