tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5688599.post7704633488078282455..comments2023-10-12T04:54:05.108-07:00Comments on Deep Freeze 9: Spectrum utilization and a Buddhist perspective on spaceJP (Pierre) de Vrieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02311009024575927588noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5688599.post-69793213154045529422011-12-16T19:40:14.153-08:002011-12-16T19:40:14.153-08:00Not sure I understand the question, Shafeen, so my...Not sure I understand the question, Shafeen, so my apologies if I'm going off on a tangent.<br /><br />The big change in wireless regulation in the last thirty years has been a shift away from operating conditions that specify the technology the operator (licensed or unlicensed) has to use. For example, compare the PCS and AWS cellular rules where you can use any technology (GSM, CDMA, etc.) with the requirement to implement a very specific technology stack as a TV licensee. So in that sense the FCC is much less specific about behavior (in engineering terms) than it used to be, and appropriately so.<br /><br />The standard perspective is still very much in terms of "spectrum holders", where spectrum is a chunk of something, rather than the way I think of it: the FCC authorizes the transmission of certain energy levels over certain frequencies in certain places. <br /><br />A spectrum chunk view lends itself to exclusive licensing, but is also common among people who think sharing is the future - they just think of carving up the chunks more finely.<br /><br />I believe a dynamic, behavioral view will lead to more concurrent operations than today, which should increase total social welfare - including increasing revenue.JP (Pierre) de Vrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02311009024575927588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5688599.post-57978265524733642402011-12-13T00:17:06.531-08:002011-12-13T00:17:06.531-08:00Fascinating! Thanks as always Pierre for provoking...Fascinating! Thanks as always Pierre for provoking possibilities. <br /><br />Do you feel that the FCC might now regulate/license capacity + behavior -- somewhat akin to net neutrality, where capacity owners are able to control behavior within their space?<br /><br />Or do you think that they might further subdivide the auctions into two separate acts - what are you licensed to do, and where are you licensed to do it? Do you think the licenses will be mutually exclusive? You can either own and resell capacity, or you can purchase and resell content/behavior/etc.?<br /><br />This could be a way for licensors to expand their revenue potential without changing the size of the pie??Shafeen Charaniahttp://www.synthesism.comnoreply@blogger.com