Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Strategies & Market Trends : Rande Is . . . HOME -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Rande Is who wrote (865)	12/17/1998 11:54:00 PM
From: Triffin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 57584

Rande Is.. Broadband Wireless last mile is in my opinion the "next" big thing .. FCC supposedly won't allow local telco and local cable to own this slice of spectrum otherwise known as LMDS in their own service markets..though they can acquire licences in others..In the 28-31 GHz band.. there are still some technical things to work out..basically line of sight and potential signal loss in heavy rain areas..won't be coming to Seattle anytime soon !! CVUS had FCC pioneer license in this area, but suffered from hopeless management and lack of funding.. One of the bells bought in to kill it a couple of years ago..The service can simultaneously handle voice, data, video and FCC was allocating a full 1000 HTz per license..thats alot of band-width.. people were calling it 'fiber in the sky' at the time. There is also an opportunity to provide high speed wireless ISP service in the 900 MHz band that..get this..is FCC license free.. anyone with the $$ and know how can offer service in this bandwidth. I view this "free" bandwidth as a potential competitor to the ARTT/WCII types on cost as the other guys have to recoup the cost of their spectrum when pricing their services.. Jim in CT..A wireless ISP wanna be..