Title :
Spectrum allocation for fixed wireless access technologies in the Americas
Author_Institution :
Nortel CALA Wireless Syst., Sunrise, FL, USA
Abstract :
To sustain a competitive access environment it is desirable to optimize the number of operators in a given market, but this requires allocation of multiple frequency bands and harmonization of their use. The authors discuss fixed wireless access technologies and the fundamental challenges that they face in terms of economics and available capacity, in particular for bandwidth hungry applications beyond basic POTS. Capacity constraints are relieved by migration to higher frequency ranges and the application of broadband wireless systems such as LMDS/LMCS
Keywords :
broadband networks; frequency allocation; radio links; subscriber loops; America; LMCS; LMDS; available capacity; bandwidth hungry applications; broadband wireless; capacity constraints; competitive access environment; economics; fixed wireless access technologies; frequency bands; frequency ranges; radio fixed access; spectrum allocation; wireless local loop; Appropriate technology; Copper; Costs; Crosstalk; Economies of scale; Environmental economics; Modems; Regulators; Telephony; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicular Technology Conference, 1998. VTC 98. 48th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4320-4
DOI :
10.1109/VETEC.1998.686580
