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White Paper: Critical
Infrastructure Network
A new White Paper by Elliott
Drucker explores the unique window of opportunity currently open which could be
exploited to address three critical national interest needs for broadband
wireless communications (public safety, “Smart Grid,” and rural broadband) with
a single nationwide 700 MHz network.
Even better, the spectrum is already allocated, and federal stimulus
funding could pay for most if not all network deployment costs. Download the White paper.
Recent Publications
Elliott Drucker is the
author of numerous papers and articles relating to wireless technology. Here are links to some recently published
articles available on-line:
The cell edge is a convenient concept for simplifying the optimization
and analysis of wireless networks, but it’s almost completely without real-world
significance.
“Strategies
for Meeting 4G Performance Objectives”
RAN optimization will be
key in handling inevitable user dissatisfaction with 4G network performance.
“What
Cellphone/Cancer Studies Should Be Looking At”
Widely publicized studies and discussions in the news media generally fail to consider the critical variable of cellphone transmit power.
“Cloudy
Future for Mobile Clouds” Wireless Week
Everyone’s talking about the coming age
of cloud computing, but is it practical for mobile data networks?
“Defining
Wireless Broadband” Wireless Week
Providing wireless high speed Internet service
to Americans in rural areas not served by wired or fiber broadband is a worthy
goal, but let’s keep our expectations realistic.
“Sizing
Up Wireless Vs. Wireline Performance” Wireless Week
Matching wireline broadband performance
in wireless networks is difficult and is about to get much more so. Two key factors help explain why, but also
offer targets for innovative solutions.
“Streaming
Video: The (Network) Killer App” Wireless Week
Streaming video and similar video apps
may be very popular, but they are undermining the economic viability of
wireless broadband services. Maybe we
should stop promoting them.
“Managing
Wireless Data Networks: Quest for the Silver Bullet” Wireless Week – 09/25/2010
Optimization of a wireless network’s
radio system configuration is a difficult and labor-intensive process. What are the prospects for its automation?
“The
Case for Boosting User Equipment Performance” Wireless Week – 07/18/2010
Quickest route to increased 3G/4G data QoE and network capacity? Boost user equipment sensitivity and transmit power.
“The Significance
of Verizon's Skype Deal” Wireless Week (on-line)
At a CTIA Show press conference, Verizon
and Skype provide details.
Surprise! It’s not VoIP.
VoIP
apps for smartphones and standards for carrying voice over LTE networks will
color the future of wireless voice services.
They will also bring challenges for network operators
“Meeting the Challenges of Data Growth”
Growth
in demand will likely far outpace increases in the amount of spectrum available
for wireless data networks and improvements in their spectrum efficiency. What’s the industry to do?
“Smart Grid Steals the Spotlight”
The Smart Grid is getting a lot of attention, and wireless will play a
major role. But utilities will need to carefully examine various technologies
and networks before making decisions.
The marketing of Motorola’s new Droid Smartphone is important for some big players, and has technical implications beyond current 3G networks.
“The Impact of Nortel’s Bankruptcy”
Once a gorilla in telecom, the company is getting dismantled, leaving
questions about the pieces.
“ZigBee Targets ‘Small Potatoes’ Apps”
Simple yet sophisticated, self-configuring ZigBee networks provide short range, low bandwidth data comms to various M2M apps.
“Critical
Infrastructure Network: 3 in 1”
Introducing the Critical Infrastructure Network:
wireless broadband service for critical national interests.
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