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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (28396)	11/8/2008 3:07:06 PM
From: Rob S.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 46821

The commercial case for WiMAX or LTE use in 3.5 GHz band is as a DSL type Internet access solution, not as a universal system. In much of France and other parts of Europe where DSL is widely available, WiMAX serves mostly as a gap filler for rural areas otherwise that go under served. Some vendors may have oversold WiMAX range claims but the WiMAX Forum and many analysts and network analysis firms are quick to point out the reality of deploying into 3.5 GHz spectrum. Range and penetrated into buildings is limited compared to lower frequencies. WiMAX, LTE WBB becomes more practical at sub 2.6 GHz. At even lower frequencies the penetration and range increase further. But as application moves down in frequency the trade off between ability to use multiple path beam forming and spectrum reuse methods is reduced. The 'perfect system' for universal communications is the use of a combination of high and low frequencies, such as use of 700 MHz and 2.3-2.6 GHz licensed spectrum or AWS spectrum.