Spectrum for War and Peace

B-21 Raider bomber

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…

February 18, 2025 0

Goodbye Crusty Old Cable

Ethernet 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…

January 24, 2025 0

My Reply Comment on CBRS

Today I filed a reply comment on the FCC’s CBRS NPRM. Here’s the summary. The most important frequency band class for the 3GPP 5G standard is n77, an internationally harmonized…

December 6, 2024 0

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…

October 2, 2024 0

Some history on unlicensed spectrum

In 1985, the FCC issued the nearly forgotten “Spread Spectrum Order” (should be called the Mike Marcus Order) making 234.5 Mhz of radio frequency spectrum available in three bands to…

April 10, 2024 0

Net neutrality advocates discover quality

Barbara van Schewick is a professor at the Stanford Law School and director of the Center for Internet and Society, Larry Lessig’s old job. She is without question the most…

March 28, 2024 0

My op-ed in Fierce Wireless

Leading wireless tech news outlet Fierce Wireless published my op-ed in support of the Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2024 today. The bill will be discussed along with other national security…

March 20, 2024 0

Progress on Spectrum Allocation

Mid Band Spectrum Allocations

I can only hope that the Senate can put partisan differences aside and focus on what’s good for the nation. We need more 5G and 6G and we need more competition for broadband. 

March 11, 2024 0

Net Neutrality Reply Comments

Rather than going forward with backward-looking Title II regulations it would be wise for the FCC to issue a Further NPRM seeking comment on the state of competition in the Broadband ISP market. The NPRM barely touches this topic, but it’s actually at the center of the current issue set. There is much the Agency can do to accelerate the transition from a wire-dominant broadband regime to a wireless future in which the Internet is fully pervasive.

January 17, 2024 0

DoD Drags Down the Spectrum Strategy

The Pentagon needs to strive to become a better partner with private sector innovators while revising its spectrum strategy from one of dominance to one of cooperation.

December 12, 2023 0