http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/ Engadget Mobile Comments for The FCC's 700MHz auction: what you need to know http://www.engadgetmobile.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadgetmobile.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/Jan 24th 2008 12:33AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/Jan 24th 2008 10:16AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/
Even on this 700MHz auction, the FCC will deliver only on 2009...]]>Jan 25th 2008 7:20AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/Jan 24th 2008 1:58AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/Jan 24th 2008 6:24AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/
Go Google!]]>Jan 24th 2008 9:59AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/Isn't 700MHZ slow? This is just a spectrum above FM radio. Probably good for light weight web browsing on the go.]]>Jan 24th 2008 1:20PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/Jan 24th 2008 6:56AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/
http://whydoeseverythingsuck.com/2008/01/700mhz-spectrum-not-so-great-for.html

I believe the spectrum is not really well suited to Internet services because of the technical characteristics of the low freqency signal. I think it is fine for voice in the portfolio of an incumbent carrier, but as a stand alone internet service, 700mhz is ill suited.]]>Jan 24th 2008 8:38AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/
It would be a one-way, into the home, data pipe. Things that wouldn't require a ton of bandwidth, and don't require acknowledgment.

Things like:

Weather information
School closings
Local news (text, simple pictures)
Emergency Information
etc.

That is what I think it will be used for.]]>Jan 24th 2008 10:16AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/Jan 24th 2008 10:25AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/
Just a thought. They have so much technology that they need to connect.]]>Jan 24th 2008 11:36AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/
Telstra's NextG network here in Australia operates on the 850mhz band. It gives you super-fast 3G internet. Why couldn't the 700mhz band?]]>Jan 24th 2008 5:21PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/
The reason is density. Its not that 850mhz or 700mhz can't work at all. It just a question of how many people in a given area are expected to be serviced. In fact, here in the US we use 850mhz too, but mainly in rural areas. We just don't use it in highly populated areas, at least as a primary. In a highly populated area it is paired with 1900mhz. I don't know much about the population centers or penetration in Australia, but its all about how much usage is expected in a given physical area.]]>Jan 24th 2008 5:26PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/
Thanks for your reply. :)

NextG is used in all rural areas of Australia. Our population density out in the sticks varies between slim and none ;)

They still get fast internet there through the NextG network (although Telstra rort you for the priviledge).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NextG#Telstra_Mobile

Have a read. I still see the 700mhz as possibly viable for it. I mean, if Telstra can do it (and they're one of the worst telcos in Aus!), then why couldn't Google? :P]]>Jan 24th 2008 6:43PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/https://auctionsignon.fcc.gov Round 1 starts in 15 minutes!]]>Jan 24th 2008 9:43AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/Jan 24th 2008 10:03AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/Jan 24th 2008 10:18AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/Jan 24th 2008 11:07AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/Jan 24th 2008 2:52PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/Jan 24th 2008 3:14PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/Jan 24th 2008 4:58PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/Jan 28th 2008 9:26PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/Pray tell, why T-mobile can't yet use its spectrum?
When did it buy it?
And why is it now generally assumed Google will back out of the auction?
tks]]>Jan 29th 2008 10:55AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/Jan 29th 2008 4:11PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/Jan 30th 2008 2:37AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/There is some recent about the FCC auction 73 in http://developeronline.blogspot.com/2008/02/bidding-in-name-of.html]]>Feb 11th 2008 8:33AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/24/the-fccs-700mhz-auction-what-you-need-to-know/Mar 3rd 2008 3:38AM