The implications of WiMAX for competition and regulation

The implications of WiMAX for competition and regulation

Volumn 9789264065918, Issue , 2006, Pages 1-60

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DOI: 10.1787/9789264065918-en     Document Type: Book

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1. In January 2005 the WiMAX Forum selected an official testing lab to perform the interoperability tests on IEEE 802.16-2004 and ESTI HiperMAN candidate equipment for WiMAX certification. http://www.wimaxforum.org/news/press-releases/WiMAX-CetecomTestLab-FINAL-01.22.05.pdf.
2. http://www.ieee802.org/16/pub/backgrounder.html.
3. Published standards can be found at: http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/16/published.html.
4. Intel offers a good introduction to IEEE 802.16 at: http://www.intel.com/update/contents/st08031.htm.
5. WiMAX Forum, Frequently Asked Questions, http://www.wimaxforum.org/about/faq/.
6. http://www.wi-lan.com/library/LibraMX-ds.pdf.
7. See "South Korea to get WiBro-based broadband services", 25 Jan 2005 at: http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0125southkorea.html.
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11. See "WiMAX Telecom Eyes Standards" from 21 January 2005 at: http://www.unstrung.com/document.asp?doc-id=66413
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22. See the article, "WiMAX Anticlimax", 01 December 2004 at: http://www.microsoft.com/business/executivecircle/content/page.aspx?cID=1486&subcatID=9
23. See the WiMAX Forum press release at: http://www.wimaxforum.org/news/press-releases/WiMAX-CetecomTestLab-FINAL-01.22.05.pdf.
24. Three "pre-WiMAX" equipment manufactures have announced they will initiate private interoperability testing of their products in advance of official certification to start in July 2005. By starting work early the three manufactures hope to remedy any interoperability issues before official certification begins, as a way to quick deliver "official" products to market after July. http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050314/145743-1.html.
25. "Intel's WiMAX Chip Ships", PC World, 15 April 2005, at: http://www.pcworld.com/resource/article/0,aid,120454,pg,1,RSS,RSS,00.asp.
26. "Fujitsu jumps in with its WiMAX chip", 27 April 2004, ComputerWorld AU, at: http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1292076656;fp;16;fpid;0
27. This is the position of the WiMAX Forum in their white paper entitled, "Regulatory Position and Goals of the WiMAX Forum" available at: http://www.wimaxforum.org/news/downloads/WiMAX-Forum-Regulatory-Whitepaper-v06162004.pdf.
28. Information obtained from the WiMAX forum in their paper entitled: "IEEE 802.16a Standard and WiMAX Igniting Broadband Wireless Access" available at: http://www.wimaxforum.org/news/downloads/WiMAXWhitepaper.pdf.
29. ITU World Radio Conference 2000, at: http://www.itu.int/newsarchive/wrc2000/IMT-2000/2500-2690.html.
30. http://www.itu.int/md/meetingdoc.asp?type=sitems&lang=e&parent=R03-WP8F-C-0167
31. http://www.wimaxforum.org/news/downloads/WiMAX-Forum-Regulatory-Whitepaper-v06162004.pdf.
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34. OFCOM, Spectrum Framework Review: Implementation plan, 13 January 2005, at: http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/sfrip/
35. Navini, Press release, 06 April 2005, at: http://www.navini.com/pages/press/2005/pr04.06.05.htm.
36. From the article "Make-or-break year for WiMAX" available 10 Jan 2005 at: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/01/10/wimax-critical-year/
37. Chapter 7 of the OECD Communications Outlook 2005 looks at the changing role of broadcast television and how some countries are working to reallocate spectrum released through the move to digital television.
38. ITU Ubiquitous Network Society Case Study: Singapore, http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/ni/ubiquitous/Papers/UNSSingaporeCaseStudy.pdf.ment.doc
39. European Regulators Group, "ERG Common Statement for VoIP regulatory approaches", 2005, http://www.erg.eu.int/doc/publications/erg05-12-voip-common-statement.doc.
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41. "Old-fashioned corporate crackdowns in a brave new world", CNET.com, November 8, 2002, at: http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-3513-7-1027308-1.html.
42. "Best effort" has its roots in DARPA's Internet Protocol specification IETF RFC 791 http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc0791.txt.
43. "The Best days of Voice-over-IP Telephone Service May Already Have Passed", Robert X. Cringely, 03 March 2005, http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20050303.html.
44. http://commsdesign.com/main/1999/08/9908top.htm.
45. BigPond also offers an unlimited bit cap connection where the speed of the connection decreases to 64 kbit/s after 10 GB of transfers. The offers are available online at: http://www.bigpond.com/internetplans/broadband/adsl/
46. http://www.bigpond.com/unmetered/
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53. One such system was developed by BAE Systems in 2004. Information is available at: http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/040806-BAE-wallpaper.html.
54. An example of a Wi-Fi based video camera is the WVC54G from Linksys at: http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?grid=33&scid=38&prid=650
55. OECD, Universal Service Obligations and Broadband, 2003, DSTI/ICCP/TISP (2002) 4/FINAL.
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57. Source: Industry Canada.
58. http://press.arrivenet.com/bus/article.php/598562.html.
59. Data pricing plans are current as of 25 April 2005 from http://www.unwired.com.au/unwired/plans.php.
60. Data pricing plan was current 25 April 2005 from the reseller OzEMail at: http://homesite.service.ozemail.com.au/products/broadband/metrowireless/mobile/#2
61. Information is from ArrayCom, the equipment manufacturer behind the technology used by PBA. The company is also a shareholder in the ISP. http://www.arraycomm.com/news/pr-detail.htm?id=119
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66. Wivanet.
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68. Alvarion, Press Release, 23 September 2004 at: http://www.alvarionusa.com/RunTime/CorpInf-30130.asp?fuf=379&type=item.
69. "France's Altitude Telecom to offer Voice-over-WiMAX", Converge, at: http://www.convergedigest.com/Wireless/broadbandwirelessarticle.asp?ID=14462
70. "France Telecom Trials 802.16", Unstrung, 18 March 2005 at: http://www.unstrung.com/document.asp?doc-id=70454-pubcode/MTEL?proceed=true&MarEntityId=1114440118629&entHash=102b352cb3a
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73. "WiMAX: RegTP recycles WLL frequencies", Heise Online, 23 December 2005, at: http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/54571
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75. Irish Broadband, Press Release, 10 November 2005 at: http://www.irishbroadband.ie/htmdocs/media-centre/mc-pr-current20.htm.
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80. "Tokyo to enjoy city-wide WiMAX", The Register, 18 March 2005 at: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/18/tokyo-wimax.
81. "DIY kit powers WiMAX rollout", ZDNet UK, 28 April 2005, at: http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/0,39020336,39191353,00.htm.
82. Institut Luxembourgeois de Régulation, Consultation paper, http://www.ilr.etat.lu/freq/docs/CONSULTATION%20WiMAX%20en.doc.
83. Enertel, http://www.enertel.nl/uk/services/wireless/wireless.htm.
84. NZ Ministry of Economic Development, Call for Applications, Fixed Wireless Access: Allocation of Crown-Retained Spectrum at 3.5 GHz, http://www.med.govt.nz/rsm/spp/fixed-wirelessaccess/applications/index.html.
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88. Clearwire, Press Release, 26 August 2004, http://www.clearwire.com/company/news/08-26-04-1.htm.
89. Clearwire, Web site, 28 April 2005, http://www7.clearwire.com/customer/service-check.php?xid=c17d1470cedb5eb9147959e71801623d.
90. Prices are for service in St. Cloud, MN and were obtained using the physical address of the St. Cloud Chamber of Commerce. http://www.clearwire.com.-public/attachmatch/DOC-257309A1.pdf
91. FCC, Press release, 10 March 2005, http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs-public/attachmatch/DOC-257309A1.pdf.