White Space Spectrum

[Victor Mendonça]

Do you think that by the fact that we are behind on migrating from analog to digital that it might interfere on when we'll start seeing these devices around here? 

I've read a couple of articles claiming that "White Space" devices might start appearing beginning of 2009 (see link bellow). I would think that it will be hard to keep them from coming over the border. 

http://www.betanews.com/article/White_space_devices_might_appear_in_2009_if_FCC_directive_is_clear/1224190240


Vic.

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From: Bob Jonkman <bjonkman at sobac.com>
To: The Canadian Ubuntu Users Community <ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com>
Sent: Friday, November 7, 2008 6:37:34 PM
Subject: Re: White Space Spectrum


Not until at least 2011, when Canada is slated to switch broadcast television
from an analogue signal to digital.

Google has been a major driver for opening the "white space" spectrum.  I've
been following the discussion here:

http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/search/label/White%20Spaces

but that doesn't mean I understand it.

--Bob.


On 7 Nov 2008 at 11:13, Stuart Read wrote:

>I think an even more pressing (although less exciting) question is
>which decade will the CRTC get around to regulating this...
>
>-Stuart
>
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      Date:  Thu, 6 Nov 2008 15:28:52 -0800 (PST)
      From:  Victor Mendonça <victorbrca at yahoo.ca>
   Subject: White Space Spectrum
        To:  The Canadian Ubuntu Users Community <ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com>

>I just found out that FCC has approved the usage of TV "white space"
>spectrum to unlicensed devices. (call me slow) . Is anyone following this?
>
>
>As soon as I finished reading the article I already had about a million
>questions in my head.
>
>Here's 4 of them if someone knows the answer!! ;-p
>
>- What kind of devices will be used?
>- Will this be for home usage only?
>- Is there a possibility that this might be used at some point for free
>Internet access? (http://wirelesstoronto.ca/) - What transfer speed it the
>spectrum rated?
>
>
>Links:
>http://freetheairwaves.com/
>http://www.wirelessinnovationalliance.org/
>
>
>
>Cheers,
>
>
>Victor Mendonça
>IT Worker - Linux enthusiast
>http://wazem.org/
>


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