{"id":22021,"date":"2015-09-14T07:35:10","date_gmt":"2015-09-14T11:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wadesarver.com\/Podcast\/?p=22021"},"modified":"2015-09-14T07:35:10","modified_gmt":"2015-09-14T11:35:10","slug":"lte-u-vs-wi-fi-carriers-vs-cable-companies-free-spectrum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wadesarver.com\/Podcast\/2015\/09\/lte-u-vs-wi-fi-carriers-vs-cable-companies-free-spectrum\/","title":{"rendered":"LTE-U vs. Wi-Fi! Carriers vs. Cable Companies! Free Spectrum!"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1803\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22021-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wade4wireless\/wadesarver.com\/Podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/149-Wade-149-LTE-U-vs.-Wi-Fi.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wade4wireless\/wadesarver.com\/Podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/149-Wade-149-LTE-U-vs.-Wi-Fi.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wade4wireless\/wadesarver.com\/Podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/149-Wade-149-LTE-U-vs.-Wi-Fi.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wade4wireless\/wadesarver.com\/Podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/149-Wade-149-LTE-U-vs.-Wi-Fi.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/wadesarver.com\/Podcast\/?powerpress_pinw=22021-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wade4wireless\/wadesarver.com\/Podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/149-Wade-149-LTE-U-vs.-Wi-Fi.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"149-Wade-149-LTE-U-vs.-Wi-Fi.mp3\">Download<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('22021-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_22021-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_22021-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/wadesarver.com\/Podcast\/?powerpress_embed=22021-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/wade4wireless-blogcast\/id884500168?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=http%3A%2F%2Fwadesarver.com%2FPodcast%2F%3Fp%3D22021\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/wadesarver.com\/Podcast\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/beta\/GMA\/Weekend\/lets-ready-rumble-meet-man-catchphrase\/story?id=9022704\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Buffer<\/a><\/span> says &#8220;Let&#8217;s get ready to rumble!&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Can you believe that companies are fighting over unlicensed spectrum? Seriously, who thought this could happen? The people who invested so heavily in Wi-Fi, like <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/my.xfinity.com\/?cid=cust\" target=\"_blank\">Comcast<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Google<\/span> <\/a><\/strong>, are angry at the carriers, specifically <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.verizonwireless.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Verizon<\/span> <\/a><\/strong>and <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.t-mobile.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">T-Mobile<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, who want to make the most of the license free spectrum by deploying LTE-U. Who knew 5.8GHz would be so valuable? The unlicensed spectrum battleground!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Hey<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/my.xfinity.com\/?cid=cust\" target=\"_blank\">Comcast<\/a><\/span>,<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> if you want to take out an opponent, then buy<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.t-mobile.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">T-Mobile<\/a><\/span>\u00a0so you have\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">one less carrier to worry about. Just a suggestion.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Why would\u00a0deployment teams care?<\/strong> <\/em>All of you that work in deployment will care because if LTE-U takes off then it will mean a lot of work because it should be all new equipment deployed. I don&#8217;t know who will be the first to roll it out, but it will need to be engineered and built. If they don&#8217;t do it then it&#8217;s Wi-Fi as usual, with all of the updates and hopefully some new spectrum soon. \u00a0Think of it! If the cable companies roll it out first and they are in the best position to do so, then they could command the spectrum, or try to. From what I have seen, it takes the carriers a long time to deploy anything. The cable companies are nimble, they could do it quickly if they wanted to spend a few more $$$$$$$$$. Money is the issue, read on to find out more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Why do Wi-Fi groups care?<\/strong> These people spent a fortune building out Wi-Fi and they are counting on all the people with smartphones and tablets to subscribe to their service. They were also hoping to get the carriers offload traffic to make more money on the side. This may hurt their business and they are also worried, (in the US), that the LTE may tramp on the Wi-Fi signal. There is no listen before talk in the US, which is you ever worked in Wi-Fi you see daily on your spectrum analyzer. I think that most companies don&#8217;t bother with spectrum analysis for Wi-Fi anymore, what is the point? Seriously!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Some background. <\/strong>\u00a0I believe you all know what spectrum Wi-Fi runs on and that Wi-Fi is the only thing there. I think most of you know what LTE-U is, but for those of you that don\u2019t know, here is my take. LTE-U \u00a0is where <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qualcomm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Qualcomm<\/span> <\/a><\/strong>(and Ericsson) worked together to create unlicensed LTE format in the 5.8GHz band where Wi-Fi currently runs. They are doing this to make the carriers systems and smart phones run more efficiently <em><strong>and because<\/strong><\/em>, (so they say), they can push more bandwidth through the same band. The carriers will be happy because it adds a great deal of efficiency to how they manage spectrum. Of course they say is will be a win for the consumer because they can access more data in the \u201cfree\u201d bands. Hey, if Qualcomm says \u00a0it then it must be true, right?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lteuforum.org\/uploads\/3\/5\/6\/8\/3568127\/lte-u_forum_lte-u_technical_report_v1.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Technical report on LTE-U found here.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.3gpp.org\/news-events\/3gpp-news\/1603-lte_in_unlicensed\" target=\"_blank\">3GPP LTE information.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linksys.com\/us\/support-article?articleNum=134478\" target=\"_blank\">Linksys explains 2.4GHz and 5.8GHz.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><i>Subscribe today on\u00a0<\/i><\/span><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-medium fasc-type-flat fasc-ico-before dashicons-video-alt3\" style=\"background-color: #ebe412; color: #0f0202;\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/wade4wireless-blogcast\/id884500168?mt=2&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D4\" target=\"_blank\" data-fasc-style=\"background-color:#ebe412;color:#0f0202;\">iTunes<\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>or <\/em><\/span><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-medium fasc-type-flat fasc-ico-before dashicons-video-alt3\" style=\"background-color: #13afed; color: #140202;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/wade4wireless?refid=stpr\" target=\"_blank\" data-fasc-style=\"background-color:#13afed;color:#140202;\">Stitcher<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">In other news:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">The Wireless Deployment Handbook should be out soon<\/span>!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">So the FCC has to determine if Wi-Fi and LTE-U (and\/or LAA), can coexist. Can they, of course, but the issue here is probably <strong>not<\/strong> technology, it has more to do with business and politics, in my opinion. You would be given the option to buy a Wi-Fi or LTE access point for your house, wouldn\u2019t that be cool? You know you would get LTE just because it is the latest and greatest. You would try to get it before anyone else did just to say you had it first. I wouldn\u2019t because I am cheap and I would wait for the price to drop. But hey, that\u2019s just me. I just gave up my iPhone 4s a few weeks ago because it worked and it was reliable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">So what is the big deal? The <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">FCC<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>has to approve LTE to be run in this spectrum. No big deal, right? Wrong!!!! Apparently some Wi-Fi groups see this as a threat! It could be the end of Wi-Fi as we know it. They think that the Wi-Fi civilization would end. Would it, who knows? I remember when most Wi-Fi units were in the 2.4GHz range, and many may still be there. By the way, did you know that your microwave heats up the food using the 2.4GHz band? It just uses a massive amount of power. Just something to think about next time you have a 2.4GHz Wi-Fi unit sitting next to your body. Don\u2019t worry, the power difference is huge! Microwaves put out massive power and then bounce it around to make sure your Ramon noodles are hot. Sorry, back to the point.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-ico-before dashicons-rss\" style=\"background-color: #eb6111; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"http:\/\/wadesarver.com\/scope-work-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-fasc-style=\"background-color:#eb6111;color:#ffffff;\">Click Here to Understand the Scope of Work<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The FCC has to make a big decision. On one hand they have the carriers who pump a lot of money into the economy and who finally found a way to make real money in this band. Then you have all the Wi-Fi advocates that sell a lot of hardware to people like me who love Wi-Fi access at home. I really do. To be honest, I think I would put in a LTE box at home if it worked the same and had more bandwidth. I don\u2019t care, I just want great speed to upload blogs like this and to watch stupid videos on YouTube and to download my music! Isn\u2019t that what a free society is all about, great internet access? Do most people care about the pipe? The only part of the pipe they care about is the monthly price, right?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">So who is in favor of LTE-U? So far, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.verizonwireless.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Verizon<\/span> <\/a><\/strong>and <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.t-mobile.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">T-Mobile<\/a><\/strong><\/span>! They love the idea and they let the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">FCC<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>know that it\u2019s the greatest thing since sliced bread, (that is before we had to have sliced whole wheat bread because white bread is bad for us). I understand Verizon\u2019s position because they want people on LTE because that is their bread and butter, they want the best performing system and they know that when people roam to Wi-Fi performance drops dramatically, making the system look bad when in reality it\u2019s the Wi-Fi coverage. I think that <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.t-mobile.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">T-Mobile<\/a><\/strong><\/span> is realizing that as well when they release Wi-Fi calling. I think that they see that Wi-Fi calling in a home with one Wi-Fi hotspot works very well but in a public place, like a train station or hotel lobby, it really sucks because of coverage and interference. I believe that with LTE-U they may be able to clean that up, but this is only speculation on my part.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-medium fasc-type-flat ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-flag-checkered\" style=\"background-color: #eb6517; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"http:\/\/towersafety.com\/\" data-fasc-style=\"background-color:#eb6517;color:#ffffff;\">Tower Safety 480-313-0678<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Who is against LTE-U? <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/my.xfinity.com\/?cid=cust\" target=\"_blank\">Comcast<\/a> <\/span><\/strong>and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Google<\/span> <\/a><\/strong>who already deployed tons of Wi-Fi hotspots. I also see that <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/republicwireless.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Republic Wireless<\/a><\/span> and <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cablevision.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cablevision <\/a><\/span><\/strong>are against it and for good reason because they just invested tons of money in Wi-Fi hoping to make money in offloading to the carriers, but if the carriers go LTE-U, then they may build out their own systems and not use any of these people. They would have to share the band with LTE and no longer get to have Wi-Fi hotspots along with all the other Wi-Fi providers out there. Google already <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towersafety.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-17456 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wadesarver.com\/Podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/dog-tags_clearbackgrond.jpg?resize=134%2C164&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"dog-tags_clearbackgrond\" width=\"134\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wadesarver.com\/Podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/dog-tags_clearbackgrond.jpg?resize=245%2C300&amp;ssl=1 245w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wadesarver.com\/Podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/dog-tags_clearbackgrond.jpg?w=280&amp;ssl=1 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 134px) 100vw, 134px\" \/><\/a>wrote a letter to the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">FCC<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>explaining how the carriers would look at the Wi-Fi providers like the cable companies as competitors. I don\u2019t know about that argument because in a capitalist society competition is considered good. So is Google saying that the carriers should partner with the cable companies? Not a bad idea, but if the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">FCC<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>would not let <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.att.com\/shop\/wireless.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">AT&amp;T<\/span> <\/a><\/strong>take over <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.t-mobile.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">T-Mobile<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, would they allow <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.verizonwireless.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Verizon<\/span> <\/a><\/strong>and <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/my.xfinity.com\/?cid=cust\" target=\"_blank\">Comcast<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>become solid partners or merge? Maybe, who knows, but I don\u2019t ever see that happening. Rumor has it that Comcast is looking into buying <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.t-mobile.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">T-Mobile<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, making them a competitor or the other carriers anyway.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Who is neutral? Apparently both<strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.att.com\/shop\/wireless.html\" target=\"_blank\">AT&amp;T<\/a><\/span><\/strong> and <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sprint.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sprint<\/a><\/span><\/strong>. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.att.com\/shop\/wireless.html\" target=\"_blank\">AT&amp;T<\/a> <\/span><\/strong>has a conundrum because they deployed tons of Wi-Fi, signed Wi-Fi roaming agreements with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sprint.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Sprint<\/span> <\/a><\/strong>and<strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.t-mobile.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">T-Mobile<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, and yet they see the benefits in LTE-U, they really do. Sprint I think has too many other things to worry about, For instance Marcelo Claure is working to create a profitable company by following Softbank\u2019s plan, so I understand why this is not a top priority. If I were him I would let T-Mobile worry about this issue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-ico-before dashicons-rss\" style=\"background-color: #eb6111; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"http:\/\/wadesarver.com\/scope-work-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-fasc-style=\"background-color:#eb6111;color:#ffffff;\">Click Here to Understand the Scope of Work<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">How will the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">FCC<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>make this decision? I think they will look at the arguments, and trust me the carriers are very powerful on capital<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">hill with the help of PCIA and CTIA, so they have a strong edge in that department. They will look the Wi-Fi advocates and possibly listen to Comcast, who has lobbyists but they are not always popular with the Feds. Google, who is also against LTU-U has many friends in capitol hill, and they may use them if they decide to pick a fight, I really don\u2019t know why they are fighting this but I know if they want to fight they will convince us that they are doing it for the greater good in society, that seems to be a common argument with them and I usually fall for it. Then the <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">FCC<\/a> <\/span><\/strong>will weigh in to see what effect this will have on future auctions, will LTE-U actually make the carriers utilize more free bands and lessen the need for licensed bands? This is the economics of the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">FCC<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>. I don\u2019t think they have anything to worry about since they just soaked the carrier for billions, which you and I will see as a slight increase in our mobile phone bills. I know they sold off assets to pay for it up front, but these carriers are smart, they will make the money back quickly after they deploy. It really feeds the economy with the deployment services (billions of dollars for RF, tower, and engineering workers) and then all of the commercials of who has better coverage, (millions for advertising companies), and plans will be on TV and on YouTube, I\u2019m just saying<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-medium fasc-type-flat ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-table\" style=\"background-color: #eb3511; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"http:\/\/wadesarver.com\/tower-worker-logbook\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-fasc-style=\"background-color:#eb3511;color:#ffffff;\">Click Here to order Your Logbook<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Something to think about, if the carriers do win and LTE-U or LAA is deployed, then the deployment teams will see income from a brand new deployment, a new market, new hardware on the scene. This will really stimulate work for the teams that previously deployed Wi-Fi or LTE. They could be called into action to engineer and install equipment for carriers. The OEMs of Wi-Fi would have a new product to build and sell. I see the economic stimulus for the field works.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Who really wins?<\/strong> Probably the OEMs that make Wi-Fi gear. They will sell more product. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ubnt.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Ubiquity<\/strong> <\/a><\/span>will make a cheap product that most people will deploy and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ruckuswireless.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Ruckus<\/span> <\/a><\/strong>will make carrier grade product. Then you have all the other in between. The cable companies will probably deploy their own gear or they already have contractors doing it. The carriers will go through the lab testing phase, then through the field testing phase then finally deploy. The carriers will probably put it out to bid, lowest qualified bidder, so make sure you understand your <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wadesarver.com\/scope-work-training\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Scope<\/span> <\/a><\/strong>when you deploy!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">So what do you think? Is this really a big issue for you, the end-user? Or is this just a political issue? Are the carriers really trying to take over the world and starting with Wi-Fi or are they trying to help out the consumer by lowering device costs? Do you see Comcast and Google trying to save Wi-Fi as we know it or are they holding on to an old technology by refusing to change or give up their investments?\u00a0 What will the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">FCC<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>do? Will they weigh their decision only on technology or will they follow the political road and let the lobbyists fight it out on Capitol Hill? I guess we will see.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><em><u>Stay informed!<\/u><\/em><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This is something you may want to read, a letter that is signed by Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Qualcomm, T-Mobile, and Verizon. Competitors working together for the common cause of supporting<\/span> LTE-U!\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/apps.fcc.gov\/ecfs\/comment\/view?id=60001098662\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/apps.fcc.gov\/ecfs\/comment\/view?id=60001098662<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">More stories if you&#8217;re interested!\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rcrwireless.com\/20150827\/carriers\/lte-u-fight-plus-4-more-things-to-know-today-tag4\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.rcrwireless.com\/20150827\/carriers\/lte-u-fight-plus-4-more-things-to-know-today-tag4<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/668282\/google-at-t-out-of-tune-on-lte-u-repercussions\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/668282\/google-at-t-out-of-tune-on-lte-u-repercussions<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/cell-carriers-battle-for-wi-fi-airwaves-1440543853\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/cell-carriers-battle-for-wi-fi-airwaves-1440543853<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eweek.com\/mobile\/regulatory-fight-brewing-at-fcc-over-lte-u-access-to-wifi-spectrum.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.eweek.com\/mobile\/regulatory-fight-brewing-at-fcc-over-lte-u-access-to-wifi-spectrum.html<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/article\/2941873\/wireless\/lte-u-is-coming-to-take-your-wi-fi-away-consumer-advocates-warn.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/article\/2941873\/wireless\/lte-u-is-coming-to-take-your-wi-fi-away-consumer-advocates-warn.html<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/fortune.com\/2015\/08\/26\/wifi-battle-brewing-cell-phones\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/fortune.com\/2015\/08\/26\/wifi-battle-brewing-cell-phones\/<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infoworld.com\/article\/2976474\/wireless-local-area-network\/carriers-want-your-wifi-lte-u.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.infoworld.com\/article\/2976474\/wireless-local-area-network\/carriers-want-your-wifi-lte-u.html<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Get on my newsletter list and tell me what you think!<\/span><\/h2>\n<div 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