FCC wants to open up the 3.5 Ghz band

[linhpham2]

http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/fccs-wheeler-lays-out-vision-35-ghz-band-incentive-auctions/2014-03-25

 

http://cdn.arstechnica.net//wp-content/uploads/2012/07/spectrum-chart.png

Edited March 25, 2014 by linhpham2

[ericdabbs]

Interesting..hope this pans out

 

Sent from my LG-LS980 using Tapatalk

 

 

[uh60james]

That site spacing would be insane.

[SpenceSouth]

Isn't this band actively used in parts of Europe?

[kyle_4thousand]

And I thought seeing a cell tower every few blocks was bad.. This will need to be on every streetlight to work like plain Jane PCS

[RichardXy]

This is not needed at this time. They should wait a decade.

[TheForce627]

Lol it wouldn't penetrate a piece of paper. But seriously I guess this would be good for outdoor use in cities

[anthony.spina97]

I mean, 5 GHz Wi-Fi works pretty decently, and that's from a tiny little box sitting in the middle of your house. With the proper equipment, I'm sure 3.5 GHz could be used practically in certain places.

 

-Anthony

[linhpham2]

IIRC, 3.5 Ghz might be useful/shareable with the military if used with small cells to provide extra capacity.

[jamesinclair]

Maybe good for sports arenas?

[IamMrFamous07]

This will be good for stadiums, big cities like NY(especially) Times Square and other high traffic areas. And that's about it lol.

 

No need for this band in rural areas or even suburbs

[IamMrFamous07]

And SoftBank has been testing with this frequency so I expect them to bid on it

 

http://pr.huawei.com/en/news/hw-308475-lte.htm#.UzJimni9LCQ

 

http://www.whitepapers.lightreading.com/pdf_whitepapers/approved/1383671986_hr_ltetdd.pdf

 

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2013/09/13/softbanks-trial-lte-a-in-3-5ghz-band-achieves-770mbps/

[Destroyallcubes]

Honestly let verizon, and ATT get some of this spectru, so they can stop complaining about Sprints 2500-2600 spectrum, and let Sprint gobble up That 600 spectrum that they really need.  Seems fair to me at least  

[linhpham2]

According to the FCC's report in Dec. 2012, Using the techniques pioneered by White Space receivers, devices will be able to share the frequencies with the government if they incorporate geographic location information and interrogate data bases before they transmit: http://www.fcc.gov/document/enabling-innovative-small-cell-use-35-ghz-band-nprm-order

 

More info at dailywireless: http://www.dailywireless.org/2012/12/12/fcc-paves-way-for-3-5ghz-band-nationwide/

[Mobilesolutions]

3.5 is great for outdoor LTE, and is a serious contender in the fixed wireless game.  One Son is preparing to be a heavy hitter in.  

Would you not want the flexibility of a network that would allow you 100+mbps outside on your mobile, and inside on through your home wifi via a fixed terminal connection on your home?

-William