http://convergence.in/blog/2008/12/13/3g-wimax-spectrum-auction-guidelines-insight/ linking diversity! Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:32:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://convergence.in/blog/2008/12/13/3g-wimax-spectrum-auction-guidelines-insight/comment-page-1/#comment-90177 Amitabh Kumar Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:33:14 +0000 http://convergence.in/blog/?p=723#comment-90177 The Spectrum auctions in both India and Europe for WiMAX have got bogged down n regulatory, legal and commercial issues, a potentially dangerous combination. There is little calrity on the use of 2.6 GHz spectrum for 3GPP-LTE or WiMAX. The diverse processes of auction of the 4G ( more aptly WiMAX or 3Gpp-LTE) spectrum in different countries with different legal challanges can open a pandora's box if issues such as interoperability and commanality of services across Europe is to be considered. The 2.6 Ghz spectrum was initially being earmarked only for WiMAX but after the WRC07 where it was adopted as air interface for 3G evolution services, the 3G operators have started laying claim to it. The success of GSM and later for 3G is owed by a great measure due to the roaming it enabled worldwide ( except USA) with common technology and frequency bands. We hope that Europe, which has always acted as one block will not act differently in the use of the two bands of 2.6 GHz and 700 MHz in so far as the air interfaces and services are concerned. The Spectrum auctions in both India and Europe for WiMAX have got bogged down n regulatory, legal and commercial issues, a potentially dangerous combination. There is little calrity on the use of 2.6 GHz spectrum for 3GPP-LTE or WiMAX.
The diverse processes of auction of the 4G ( more aptly WiMAX or 3Gpp-LTE) spectrum in different countries with different legal challanges can open a pandora’s box if issues such as interoperability and commanality of services across Europe is to be considered.
The 2.6 Ghz spectrum was initially being earmarked only for WiMAX but after the WRC07 where it was adopted as air interface for 3G evolution services, the 3G operators have started laying claim to it.
The success of GSM and later for 3G is owed by a great measure due to the roaming it enabled worldwide ( except USA) with common technology and frequency bands.
We hope that Europe, which has always acted as one block will not act differently in the use of the two bands of 2.6 GHz and 700 MHz in so far as the air interfaces and services are concerned.

]]> http://convergence.in/blog/2008/12/13/3g-wimax-spectrum-auction-guidelines-insight/comment-page-1/#comment-90171 Arvind Sun, 18 Jan 2009 17:24:35 +0000 http://convergence.in/blog/?p=723#comment-90171 Are you able to point me to this 136-page document? Could you shed some light on what spectrum current WiMAX deployments in India are using? Thanks. Are you able to point me to this 136-page document? Could you shed some light on what spectrum current WiMAX deployments in India are using? Thanks.

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