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To: engineer who wrote (46806)1/31/2021 9:27:14 PM
From: Peter Ecclesine
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The big amendments, 11ac, 11ax, 11be take 5-7 years
11ac started in 2008, 11ax started in 2014, 11be started in 2019

ieee802.org

WiFi Alliance does an early release approval before the amendment is published, then an r2
a couple of years later with whatever options become popular.

Getting a 2000 person year project over the finish line is hard, as many pull away to the next big project.

Look at start and RevCom and SB approval timespans on your favorite amendments.

Little ones like 11j Japan, 11y 3650 MHz, 11af TVWS take 2-3 years, depending on Korea Inc or other
opposing blocks.

petere

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To: Peter Ecclesine who wrote (46807)2/1/2021 2:10:07 AM
From: elmatador
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Good stuff.
Have you met the author of the article Claus Hetting CEO of Wi-Fi NOW?

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To: elmatador who wrote (46808)2/1/2021 7:28:30 AM
From: Peter Ecclesine
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Yes, we were on video conf with Claus last week to discuss a 6 GHz workshop. He had slipped on ice the day before and was waiting minor surgery. Wi-Fi NOW does market promotion where opportunity presents - e.g., April 24, 2020 in Washington DC. Right now Regions 1 and 2 are presenting opportunities.

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To: Peter Ecclesine who wrote (46809)2/1/2021 9:47:14 AM
From: elmatador
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Yes. He broke his wrist and had to to get the bones screwed back into place

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To: elmatador who wrote (46810)3/4/2021 11:52:53 AM
From: Peter Ecclesine
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Wi-Fi NOW Brazil 6 GHz - starts about 38 minutes in for 20 minutes - slides in English, speaker in Portugese, questions in English Klaus conducts the discussion

wifinowglobal.com <- registration required.

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From: Peter Ecclesine3/17/2021 4:38:08 PM
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Revisiting Wireless Internet Connectivity: 5G vs Wi-Fi 6

Herein we revisited the debate associated with wireless Internet connectivity by providing a new evaluation of the two main technologies involved in the provision of next generation wireless broadband: 5G and Wi-Fi 6. Our analysis highlights how the futures for 5G and Wi-Fi 6 needs to be understood within the larger context of how earlier generations of cellular and Wi-Fi technologies have shaped the evolution of wireless networking and what this may mean for the future.

sciencedirect.com

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To: Peter Ecclesine who wrote (46812)8/16/2021 12:38:12 AM
From: elmatador
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Telecoms innovation talk may be nothing but hot air

A history of squandered opportunity bodes ill for technology growth
Fildes AUGUST 13 2021

No expense was spared when Telefónica set up its London incubator a decade ago, as the Spanish telecoms group installed collaborative spaces, gaming pods and meeting rooms in the form of hot-air balloons. Staff from the company’s UK mobile network O2 were not even allowed in.

Telefónica Digital was dissolved after just two and a half years. But it stands as the sector’s boldest attempt to tap into start-up stardust.

Cash-rich telecoms companies with tens of millions of customers should be hothouses for innovation. But although the sector has been critical to the digital age, it has squandered the opportunity to be a tech trailblazer.

The industry has been exceptional at predicting the future but spectacularly bad at reaping the benefits. The first cloud storage, digital content, mobile payments and video conferencing services all bore telecoms brands and became highly lucrative ventures — for other companies.

The MP3 compression technology that drove the download market was invented by Telecom Italia staff. Three, the UK operator, pre-empted the era of YouTube and Spotify by launching successful video sharing and music platforms. Vodafone was ahead of the curve on mobile wallets and mobile commerce. Yet none paid off in extra profit.

Buying into the future hasn’t worked either. BT spied an opportunity to connect phone calls within apps when it bought promising US start up Ribbit in 2009. Ribbit quickly failed but rivals have blossomed. Twilio, for example, is now valued at $67bn — more than twice the current market value of BT.

The common theme on why these attempts to innovate fail is hierarchy. Telecoms companies are large, regulated, bureaucratic beasts that demand control and lack patience. Bright ideas are smothered at birth as boards have become risk averse.

That caution is evident at BT’s research labs. Adastral Park, which takes its name from the Latin per ardua ad astra (through adversity to the stars), is driven not by “moonshots” but “applied research”. That esoteric work may underpin huge advances in future telecoms networks but it is unlikely that BT’s consumers and investors will even notice.

It is a similar story at Bell Labs. The US research powerhouse, once the beating heart of then all-powerful AT&T, lays claim to inventing everything from transistors to information theory to the digital hearing aid. Yet author Douglas Coupland described finding a company under a “massive bell jar in which time has gone static” when he visited last decade.

A new generation of telecoms executives are once again talking up a big growth game in digital innovation based on 5G and full fibre. They paint a picture of networks at the heart of an even more connected world. Yet research & development spend sits between 1 per cent and 2 per cent of revenue at most large telecoms companies, according to MTN Consulting.

Even Telefónica relaunched a dedicated technology arm two years ago promising double-digit growth once again. As it tries to sell a stake in the business, the proceeds may tell us if the latest tech drive was worth the effort or just another case of hot air.

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To: elmatador who wrote (46813)8/16/2021 7:47:29 AM
From: Peter Ecclesine
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All over the world regulators debate how much more spectrum for cellular, how much more for Wi-Fi and other unlicensed device technologies.

Cellular culture is the problem, it is entitled to its fair share of everything.

dynamicspectrumalliance.org

Dynamic Spectrum Alliance resources
dynamicspectrumalliance.org

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To: Peter Ecclesine who wrote (46814)8/27/2021 8:58:05 PM
From: joanadavidson
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I definitely agree, Sir. Cultural problem is the main reason and organizations must take actions to this.

Davidson

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To: David121314 who wrote ()10/17/2021 12:28:16 PM
From: robertjames
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Thank you for sharing this.

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