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The price of freedom – is unlicensed spectrum a waste of resources ?

In a recent COMSOC Technology News article, Thomas Hazlett and Michael Honig discuss how deal with spectrum in those frequency ranges where WiFi and cellular collide. They argue that when spectrum is scarce, unlicensed, “free”, spectrum is economically inefficient. The argument is … Continue reading

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What’s going on with dynamic spectrum access?

Here, I try to summarize lessons from IEEE DySPAN 2011. The conference provided a rare and valuable place where academic researchers, industry leaders, and influential regulators mingle and talk to each other. In the last day of the conference, a … Continue reading

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IEEE DySPAN 2011: keynote speech by Victor Bahl (day 3)

I had a little chat with my acquaintances participating in the conference, and they agreed that the highlight of the DySAPN 2011 is really in keynote speeches and panel discussions although paper presentations are also interesting. Victor Bahl is a … Continue reading

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IEEE DySPAN 2011: keynote by Jon M. Peha (day 2)

Long lasting conference banquet last night delayed my posting about the DySPAN day 2 :) DySAPN 2011 continued with interesting discussions in the second day. A particular interest to me was the keynote speech given by Jon Peha (assistant director, … Continue reading

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IEEE DySPAN 2011: keynote speeches (day 1)

DySPAN 2011 started with three keynote speeches, which are in my very personal opinion the highlight of the day 1. It seemed that organizing committee made great effort to have good speakers, and their effort payed off. A plain summary … Continue reading

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IEEE DySPAN 2011, a tutorial on dynamic spectrum market (day 0)

I’m in Aachen, Germany to participate in IEEE DySPAN 2011 conference. It’s arguable DySPAN has gained a status of flagship conference in the field of dynamic spectrum access. While the main event commences tomorrow, I arrived here this noon to … Continue reading

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