On May 20, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s gave testimony before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, saying, “In the past six months, we have made considerable progress toward meeting this demand and making spectrum available for wireless broadband – from establishing the ground rules for the first-ever Incentive Auction, to promoting spectrum sharing, including allowing more unlicensed use. Underlying all of this work, as a baseline to how and why we do what we do, continues to be my favorite mantra: Competition, Competition, Competition.”
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FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel to Keynote Unlicensed Spectrum Summit
WifiForward showcases the power and potential of the unlicensed spectrum economy
May 2, 2014 (Washington, D.C.) – Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel will be a keynote speaker at WifiForward’s unlicensed spectrum summit May 6th, 2014. Rosenworcel will address the theme “Moving Wi-Fi Forward: the Road to a Better, Faster, Bigger Unlicensed Economy” along with academics, technologists, public interest advocates and business leaders including David Morken, CEO of Republic Wireless, a wireless service provider whose hybrid calling system uses Wi-Fi first and cellular networks second.
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WifiForward Hosts Wireless Business, Technology and Industry Experts at May 6th Newseum Event
On May 6th WifiForward, an ad hoc group of companies, organizations and public sector institutions, will hold a Wi-Fi summit focused on the power and potential of the unlicensed economy. The event, titled “Moving Wi-Fi Forward: the Road to Better, Faster, Bigger Unlicensed Economy,” will feature corporate and consumer technology leaders, investors, academics, economists, advocates and others to discuss recent technological and policy developments as well as the future of the unlicensed spectrum ecosystem. From Wi-Fi to RFID: technologies, applications and services that run on unlicensed spectrum are growing exponentially. The full-day event will feature keynotes, panels and one-on-one “fireside” chats.
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Statement from WifiForward in Reaction to FCC Proposal on Spectrum Sharing in the 3.5 GHz Band
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today proposed technical rules permitting spectrum sharing in the 3.5 GHz band. WifiForward released the following statement:
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Wi-Fi is about to get bigger, better, and faster. Today, the Federal Communications Commission made an important step toward improving the wireless economy by opening up 100 MHz of spectrum for outdoor unlicensed broadband uses such as Wi-Fi. We applaud the Chairman and Commissioners, as well as leadership throughout the agency, for taking this action today. We commend the Commission for crafting a thoughtful balance between the needs of incumbents and innovators to make sharing possible.
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This week both the President and the Federal Communications Commission made a big push for unlicensed spectrum that could boost capacity on our Wi-Fi networks and fuel new services for consumers that rely on the free-to-use airwaves. Unlike the licensed spectrum mobile carriers use in their 3G and 4G networks, unlicensed spectrum is open to any device with a Bluetooth or Wi-Fi radio — and it’s long been the subject of a caustic political debate.
Read More “The case for more Wi-Fi and unlicensed airwaves just got a lot stronger”
If you’re not using the faster, next-generation of Wi-Fi at home or at work, odds are you will be this year.
Read More “Fast 802.11ac Wi-Fi access point sales to speed up in 2014, grabbing 45% market share”
FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel said the FCC should seize a near-term opportunity to use more of the 5 GHz band for unlicensed wireless use, and also explore ways to make use of guard bands that will be produced in the 600 MHz spectrum auction for unlicensed purposes.
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For over a century, wireless services using licensed spectrum have profoundly shaped our lives. It’s difficult to imagine a world without the influence of radio, television, satellite links, and mobile telephony.
However, during the last 15 years, communication using the unlicensed bands of spectrum has witnessed an explosion in usage and utility that rivals, and in many ways eclipses, the licensed experience.
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FCC commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel Friday put in a plug for using the guard bands in repacked 600 MHz broadcast/wireless spectrum for unlicensed wireless, while focusing on a move she said could essentially double the unlicensed bandwidth in the 5 GHz band now used by cable ops for Wi-Fi.
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