Prison Phone Jamming
Here are the comments I filed with the FCC on the prison phone jamming NPRM. GN Docket No. 13-111 Comments of Richard Bennett[1] I. Introduction and Summary This is a…
The Amazing Dynamic New Broadband Market
Consumers are clamoring for FWA where it’s not yet available
Things that irritate me about Wi-Fi
After a month of redesigning and redeploying Wi-Fi in my home office, I’ve come across some features of this wireless network that need improvement. Recent developments in the 802.11 standards…
Correcting the FCC’s 6 GHz Blunder
A new economic report by Raul Katz for WifiForward appears to inadvertently make a case for switching from Wi-Fi to Ethernet for better performance and a resulting boost to the…
Untangling Contradictions in Spectrum Policy
the FCC should ignore the pleas of self-appointed Wi-Fi advocates who don’t have the best interests of Wi-Fi users at heart
Dubious Arguments for 7 GHz Wi-Fi
A number of recent studies claim that Wi-Fi is on the verge of collapse – or radical slowdown – unless the FCC assigns the 7 GHz band to unlicensed use:…
Spectrum for War and Peace
Hudson Institute Fellow Bryan Clark has told the Senate Commerce Committee that it’s better to hoard mid-band spectrum for (vague and poorly-specified) future military purposes than to auction it for…
Goodbye Crusty Old Cable
I finally canceled cable modem service after 27 years. It’s funny what it would take a networking guy like me – e.g., I wrote the program that my installer used…
Lessons from the History of Wi-Fi
Today I published a research paper (Lessons from the History of Wi-Fi) on the (minimal) effect of the FCC’s unfortunate assignment of 1,200 MHz of new spectrum to Wi-Fi. Touted…