KYISPA site syndication http://kyispa.org 2010-09-08T03:34:29+01:00 http://kyispa.org http://kyispa.org/images/M_images/emailButton.png text/html 2008-02-14T12:05:27+01:00 http://kyispa.org http://kyispa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=41&Itemid=2 The Big Question Should Telcos Invest in 21st Century infrastructure or focus on deploying new services across existing plant?Though many are still generating plenty of cash, boardrooms are wrestling with the question of just where they should invest it to maximize returns in the future – and coming up with very different answers. The digitization of everything, and everything over IP, have made this a very tough decision indeed – not just for telcos, but for regulators, vendors, and everyone else that makes up our industry. In a way, investing in infrastructure is the easier path to take. It's what telcos have always done, and generally done pretty well. And there are plenty of ways to do so through the next five years: Deep fiber and FTTP, true mobile broadband, and all-IP NGNs all provide more than enough rationale to spend, spend, and spend again well into the next decade. And telcos appear ready to do so, (with the exception of ATT/Bellsouth who seems focused on layoffs and mergers rather than deployment and customer service). text/html 2007-12-27T19:48:42+01:00 http://kyispa.org http://kyispa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid=2 Click below for the 3650 FCC Licensed info.The 3650 FCC Formal Statement (http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-07-99A1.pdf) For more info click Wireless Info Links on Side Menu (Must Be Registered User) text/html 2007-12-27T19:32:39+01:00 http://kyispa.org http://kyispa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=36&Itemid=2 WIMAX GETS REAL ............ In June 2007, the FCC opened up the 3.65 - 3.7 GHz band (FCC-05-56 pdf and FCC-07-99 pdf), in an attempt to ‘encourage multiple entrants and stimulate the expansion of broadband service to rural and under served areas,’ with applications for nationwide licenses being accepted from November 15, 2007. Since then, manufacturers of existing 3.5GHz WiMAX products have been working to have their products certified by the FCC, with Redline Communications being the first to announce a 3.65 GHz product to be approved for operation in the United States.” PDQLink, a Wireless Internet Service Provider in Illinois is also testing Redline’s 3.65 GHz RedMAX products. Redline’s WiMAX products also include the RedMAX Indoor Subscriber Unit (SU-I) and Outdoor Subscriber Unit (SU-O) designed for enterprise and residential services, as well as a software management suite. “Now that certified WiMAX products are available, we are ready to take the next step in building a device-agnostic, WiMAX wireless broadband connectivity/content delivery platform serving all 48 contiguous U.S. states”, said Robert Ford, President and CEO of NextPhase. They have applied to the FCC for a nationwide license, and will begin testing certified WiMAX equipment in 1Q08. Once testing is complete, it will be deployed in Southern California, and other key markets nationwide. As certified Mobile WiMAX products become available, they will test and deploy those, also added Ford. NextPhase and GigaBeam recently announced a Joint Venture to deliver backhaul in the 70GHz and 80GHz spectrum. Airspan will offer two 3.65GHz WiMAX Base Station products, namely its carrier class HiperMAX base station and its MicroMAX base station. Airspan also offers 3.65GHz WiMAX subscriber terminals, including the indoor desktop EasyST and outdoor ProST, both of which also support optional WiFi and VoIP extensions. Airspan’s 3.65GHz U.S. WiMAX products also include a “Detect and Protect” contention protocol designed to operate in accordance with the FCC ruling and, subject to obtaining formal FCC certification, enable the use of both the restricted and unrestricted spectrum blocks. The “lightly regulated” 3.65 - 3.7 GHz band, is non-exclusive, but does require base station registration and a filing fee for the spectrum by each provider, of which there could be many. This is close to the unlicensed-band approach, aside from the registration and fee. The block of 50 MHz spectrum boasts a mid-range blend of power allotment (higher than unlicensed spectrum and lower than licensed spectrum) that has a lot of utility, especially for rural providers. There is 25 watts per 25 MHz of spectrum limit for fixed/portable use and 1 watt per 25 MHz of spectrum for mobile use. Non Line of Sight (NLOS) service at modest ranges should be possible with this power allotment. The restriction of WiMAX gear to the lower 25 MHz is designed to prevent interference with unrestricted protocols in the upper 25 MHz. Ball State University’s Office of Wireless Research and Mapping tested connectivity, throughput, capacity, signal strength and penetration from inside homes (pdf), taking advantage of a temporary six-month 3.5 GHz license that was granted to the university by the FCC. “As one of the only research entities testing WiMAX in the United States, we’ve been able to examine the performance of the WiMAX platform during a typical Midwest deployment,” said Bizhan Nasseh, assistant vice president for information technology and director of OWRM. “The data collected will not just impact the ‘wireless world,’ but have a significant economic impact as well.” Field tests were performed using Alvarion’s indoor self-installable CPE and outdoor CPE. Other partners in the testing project included Digital Bridge Communications, a provider of broadband wireless services to rural and underserved communities and Afterimage GIS, a company that specializes in radio frequency modeling, design and market analysis, have already jumped at the chance to work with the university on its WiMAX research and GIS map making enterprise. The entrepreneurial arm of the OWRM has won several contracts to generate these models, to date worth close to $750,000. Researchers found that the WiMAX equipment was much better at obtaining a consistent and usable signal from obstructed and non-line-of-sight locations than more traditional point-to-multipoint technology. The test location covered 5 miles and OWRM visited over 94 locations in this area to measure the signal strength. The furthest useable signal attained reached out to approximately 4.35 miles away from the WiMAX base station, using the outdoor CPE and 1.05 miles using the indoor CPE. The FCC’s 3650-3700 MHz band requires fixed and base stations be at least 150 km from 86 grandfathered earth stations without consent, or within 80 km of three federal radar facilities without successful coordination. The rules give the locations of these facilities. Last week’s public notice is available here (pdf). Applicants can access the Universal Licensing System web site at http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls. In order to file an application for a license and to register fixed and base stations in ULS, applicants must have an FCC Registration Number (FRN). If the applicant does not have an existing FRN, they must register and obtain an FRN prior to filing the license application. To register a station, the licensee will need to provide specific technical details, including whether the equipment uses a restricted (RS) or unrestricted (UR) protocol, the FCC Equipment Identification number (FCC ID number), the base or fixed station’s location (latitude and longitude), and other technical parameters, e.g., EIRP, and antenna height above ground. DailyWireless has more 3.65 GHz articles including; Unwired Schools, FCC: Non-exclusive 3.6GHz Licensing, Airspan Does 3650, Broadband Wireless — Hello Goodbye, Is 3.65GHz Cost/Effective?, 3.65GHz: Made for Independent ISPs, The FCC Opens the 3650MHz band and Battle at 3 Dot 5. text/html 2007-12-27T13:04:21+01:00 http://kyispa.org http://kyispa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35&Itemid=2 Thursday, Dec. 27 2007 Airspan Obtains FCC Certification for Products in 3.65GHz Frequency BandBOCA RATON, FL, Dec 27, 2007 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN: 1.78, +0.00, +0.00%), a leading provider of WiMAX-based broadband wireless access networks, announced today that it had obtained FCC certification to market its HiperMAX base station in the 3.65GHz band in the United States. HiperMAX base stations in the 3.65GHz band are already being deployed with several carriers internationally. This is the first of a series of products planned for this band to receive FCC certification, including MicroMAX, a compact base station, and several subscriber devices including the EasyST and outdoor ProST, both of which also support optional WiFi and VoIP extensions.While this initial certification is for operation in the lower half of the 3.65GHz band, Airspan products for the band implement a unique Detect and Protect contention protocol which, pending formal FCC certification, would double the amount of spectrum available to operators.Paul Senior, Airspan's CTO, noted, The system has already been deployed commercially in several countries, including operation in European 3.65GHz allocations, with operators delivering Fixed WiMAX services and planning software upgrades to deliver Mobile WiMAX services in 2008. We're excited to now be able to offer the product in the United States. Carriers feel more comfortable with products that have a proven track record and several of our U.S. customers have been waiting for this certification to begin looking at the 3.65GHZ products. The HiperMAX solution provides some key technologies like MIMO operation and 10MHz channels which significantly improve the business case for operators. The extra range and capacity provided by Airspan's solution can be a real game-changer. The 3.65GHz solution adds to Airspan's product line for the U.S., which already includes products for the 700MHz and 1.x-, 2.x-, 4.x- and 5.x-GHz bands. text/html 2007-10-19T22:13:16+01:00 http://kyispa.org http://kyispa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34 WiMax Gets Nod As Wireless Standard Oct 19, 4:57 PM (ET)By FRANK JORDANSGENEVA (AP) - The broadband technology WiMax has been added to a global standard for mobile devices, boosting its chances of becoming the preferred system for the next generation of high-speed wireless Internet access. The decision Friday by the U.N. telecommunications agency means that airwaves designated for other technologies in the standard known as IMT-2000 can now be used for networks based on WiMax. That's likely to spur development of the wireless technology, attract new investors and eventually drive down hardware costs, analysts said. WiMax - short for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access - is capable of delivering wireless broadband connections at speeds of 70 megabits per second or more across an area of up to 40 miles. It's faster than many fixed-line broadband connections today, which typically offer speeds of around 2 megabits per second. Early promoters of WiMax - including Intel Corp. (INTC), Samsung, Motorola Inc. (MOT) and Nokia Corp. (NOK) - stand to gain the most from Friday's decision, said Dean Bubley of Disruptive Analysis, a British technology advisory firm. We're super, super, super thrilled, said Sriram Viswanathan, general manager of Intel's WiMax business and vice president of Intel Capital. We've been at this for the last three years, and it was a very, very extensive amount of work with a lot of players in the industry. The chip maker's investment arm poured more than $1 billion last year into building WiMax networks around the world and other WiMax-related investments. Intel is rolling out chips next year for laptops, cell phones and mobile Internet devices that feature both WiMax and Wi-Fi capabilities on the same piece of silicon. Integrating the two technologies extends the range and bandwidth available to those devices. The standards agreement was reached in a meeting of the International Telecommunication Union late Thursday, after the negotiators overcame the objections of a number of countries. China, for one, opposed the move because it wants its own wireless broadband standard to be adopted globally. U.S. officials had argued in favor of adopting WiMax as an official IMT-2000 standard along with other high-speed mobile network technologies. We strongly believe in an approach that includes as many technologies as possible, within the appropriate technical parameters, because diversity will lead to greater competition, lower prices and more benefits to consumers, said Richard M. Russell, a White House expert on science and technology. In the United States, Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) has begun rolling out a nationwide WiMax network, starting in Chicago, Baltimore and Washington, D.C. ClearWire, founded by cellular pioneer Craig McCaw, also is deploying WiMax-based services. WiMax could become as ubiquitous as mobile phones and conventional broadband, Bubley said. The real kick comes between two and five years from now, he said, when consumers will start seeing the first mobile phone-style devices using WiMax come on the market.