FCC Article
I thought that the following article is really interesting. The FCC is thinking about pushing through an "open access" plan.
Basically it sounds like we wouldn't be stuck with only Verizon phones. Consumers would just have phones and then pick a network! Hopefully I am reading correctly into the article.
It's just an idea now but I think it would be pretty cool if they followed through with the plan. Here is the article:
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jul20 ... »
Basically it sounds like we wouldn't be stuck with only Verizon phones. Consumers would just have phones and then pick a network! Hopefully I am reading correctly into the article.
It's just an idea now but I think it would be pretty cool if they followed through with the plan. Here is the article:
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jul20 ... »
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monkula said:
I thought that the following article is really interesting. The FCC is thinking about pushing through an "open access" plan.
Basically it sounds like we wouldn't be stuck with only Verizon phones. Consumers would just have phones and then pick a network! Hopefully I am reading correctly into the article.
It's just an idea now but I think it would be pretty cool if they followed through with the plan. Here is the article:
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jul20 ... »
For true open access, there needs to be a standard for digital, and as it stands, North America still deals with GSM & CDMA. I don't see true open a...
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1700/2100 networks? I didn't hear anything about that. Were there any articles or anything on this?
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shadowstar said:
1700/2100 networks? I didn't hear anything about that. Were there any articles or anything on this?
That's referred to as the AWS band. The 2100 band transmits from the tower to the phone, while the 1700 band transmits from the phone to the tower. Some carriers are using the new spectrum exclusively for data, while others will use it to add voice to markets they don't already have coverage.
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Thanks for the reply dave73; so are these bands being used in addition to 800/1900? If so, are 1700/2100 in use currently? If so, then what carriers are currently using them? I was under the impression that in the US, carriers were only using 800/1900 and now emerging into 700 MHz band. Also, if I'm not mistaken, VZW only uses 800/1900 right?
Thanks!
Thanks!
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shadowstar said:
Thanks for the reply dave73; so are these bands being used in addition to 800/1900? If so, are 1700/2100 in use currently? If so, then what carriers are currently using them? I was under the impression that in the US, carriers were only using 800/1900 and now emerging into 700 MHz band. Also, if I'm not mistaken, VZW only uses 800/1900 right?
Thanks!
The 800 licenses are already taken. The 1900 licenses are just about all taken. Wireless carriers need more spectrum to handle data, and that's where AWS comes into play. I don't remember what is currently being used for both frequencies, but all I remember is that the FCC wasn't able to pair the 2100 band with the 1900 band that the...
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Couldn't you make a phone that's compatible with both CDMA and GSM networks? The Blackberry 8830 is compatible with both (although it's not compatible with US GSM). Would it be much of a stretch for the FCC to make that mandatory?
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then probably verizon will finally implement R-UIM for their phones, which is the CDMA version of the SIM card
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Awesome. Then I won't have customers arguing with me that Verizon uses SIM cards.
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robtheman said:
Couldn't you make a phone that's compatible with both CDMA and GSM networks?
Like the Motorola A840?
https://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=510 »
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