Post by Michigan Swamp Buck on Dec 8, 2015 2:16:34 GMT -6
Like I've said in an earlier post, Licensed Amateur "Ham" Radios vs CB and Unlicensed Radios, if you don't use it, you'll lose it when it comes to the unlicensed frequency bands. WiFi is on the verge of being taken over by Verizon Wireless and it seems that the F.C.C. will probably let them get away with it.
I assume that you will still get to use the 5GHz WiFi band license free, if Verizon isn't out there hogging up the band and making it's users pay for it. I imagine if you have a meshnet in use and Verizon causes interference, you would have no recourse to stop them, but if your meshnet causes interference to their LTE U network, I bet Verizon will have a team of lawyers ready to shut you down on the people's unlicensed WiFi frequency bands.
So I guess Verizon can use our unlicensed WiFi bands for free and set up small cell towers ultimately forcing meshnets out of existence while making money off of it's use. It is possible that they may even interfere with your home WiFi router if they are putting up towers in your neighborhood and using up the WiFi bandwidth.
LTE in unlicensed spectrum
Verizon to Start Deploying LTE-U in 2016
What's next then, taking over the unlicensed Multi-Use Radio Service bands too?
I assume that you will still get to use the 5GHz WiFi band license free, if Verizon isn't out there hogging up the band and making it's users pay for it. I imagine if you have a meshnet in use and Verizon causes interference, you would have no recourse to stop them, but if your meshnet causes interference to their LTE U network, I bet Verizon will have a team of lawyers ready to shut you down on the people's unlicensed WiFi frequency bands.
So I guess Verizon can use our unlicensed WiFi bands for free and set up small cell towers ultimately forcing meshnets out of existence while making money off of it's use. It is possible that they may even interfere with your home WiFi router if they are putting up towers in your neighborhood and using up the WiFi bandwidth.
LTE in Unlicensed spectrum (LTE-U)
LTE-U would allow cellphone carriers to boost coverage in their cellular networks, by using the unlicensed 5 GHz band already populated by Wi-Fi devices. T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless have indicated early interest in deploying such a system as soon as 2016.[3] While cell providers ordinarily rely on the radio spectrum to which they have exclusive licenses, LTE-U would share space with Wi-Fi equipment already inhabiting that band – smartphones, laptops and tablets connecting to home broadband networks, free hotspots provided by businesses, and so on.
LTE-U would allow cellphone carriers to boost coverage in their cellular networks, by using the unlicensed 5 GHz band already populated by Wi-Fi devices. T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless have indicated early interest in deploying such a system as soon as 2016.[3] While cell providers ordinarily rely on the radio spectrum to which they have exclusive licenses, LTE-U would share space with Wi-Fi equipment already inhabiting that band – smartphones, laptops and tablets connecting to home broadband networks, free hotspots provided by businesses, and so on.
LTE in unlicensed spectrum
"We are actually testing it in the labs now," said Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) CFO Fran Shammo on the operator's third-quarter earnings call on Tuesday morning. "We are looking to deploy sometime in 2016."
Shammo says the operator will use it to dynamically add capacity to its 4G LTE network as needed. Shammo says it will be a good way to add capacity at a reasonable cost. (See Wireless Companies Unite to Ward Off LTE-U Regulation.)
"In Chicago, we are on our schedule for small cell deployments," Shammo said. He noted that mobile data usage is up 75% year-on-year in Chicago. (See Verizon Small Cells Ready to Rock in Chicago.)
"New York City and San Francisco are higher than that," Shammo added. (See Verizon Trumpets Network Densification Plans.)
Shammo says the operator will use it to dynamically add capacity to its 4G LTE network as needed. Shammo says it will be a good way to add capacity at a reasonable cost. (See Wireless Companies Unite to Ward Off LTE-U Regulation.)
"In Chicago, we are on our schedule for small cell deployments," Shammo said. He noted that mobile data usage is up 75% year-on-year in Chicago. (See Verizon Small Cells Ready to Rock in Chicago.)
"New York City and San Francisco are higher than that," Shammo added. (See Verizon Trumpets Network Densification Plans.)
What's next then, taking over the unlicensed Multi-Use Radio Service bands too?
