Broadband Wireless Internet Access (BWIA) / WiMAX Reference

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As I explained in 73, and Thanks For All The Fish, I will no longer be writing very much about BWIA, including here on BWIA / WiMAX Reference.

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Listed below is the start of a comprehensive list of reference information relating to commercial "outdoor" terrestrial Broadband Wireless Internet Access, including Wi-Fi, WiMAX, wireless telephony broadband data, and related technologies.

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A Letter to FCC Chairman Michael Powell: Support "Fail Fast" - David Isenberg and Friends - I signed this letter, and, like they, I believe that the failure of the incumbent telephony companies is a matter of when, not if given that they are not embracing the lessons of "The Rise Of The Stupid Network".

Decentralized Channel Management In Scalable Multihop Spread-Spectrum Packet Radio Networks (PDF) -  Tim Shepard - Seminal Ph.D. thesis on mesh networking.

Open Spectrum FAQ

Open Spectrum References - David Reed
                   
Seven Kindergarten Rules For Radios - Paul Baran - This is akin to Asimov's Three Rules Of Robotics, only for smart / cognitive radios.

The Paradox Of The Best Network - David Isenberg and David Weinberger - Follow-on article to "The Rise Of The Stupid Network (read it first).

The Rise Of The Stupid Network - David Isenberg - This article is absolutely seminal; it explains why any special-purpose will wither and fail in competition with the Internet.

US Radio Spectrum Directory - John Neuhaus

Pending:

• Key FCC reports relating to Broadband Wireless Internet Access
• Presentations
• White papers

By Steve Stroh

This article is Copyright © 2007 by Steve Stroh

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