Mobilog

Thursday, September 18, 2003

Wireless convergence. Kineto introduces hybrid WiFi/cellular phone system.
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10:34:19 AM

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My draft paper on spectrum policy. Supercommons: Toward a Unified Theory of Wireless Communication (459K PDF)

I will be presenting this paper at the 31st TPRC Conference on Communications, Information, and Internet Policy later this month. It argues that we should no longer treat wireless spectrum as a concrete physical resource, because new technologies make possible a range of communications techniques that don't require exclusive control of frequencies. A universal entry privilege, allowing anyone to transmit anywhere, at any time, in any way, should be the policy baseline. A set of backstops and safe harbors drawn from tort and intellectual property law can resolve boundary disputes efficiently, without exclusive property rights. The "supercommons" represents a vast opportunity to enhance communications capacity and open up access to the airwaves.

I welcome comments on the draft at kevin@werbach.com.
[Werblog]
10:26:01 AM

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A Sugar Cube, Please: I Need to Charge My Cellphone. A micro-organism that throws off electricity as it eats, could serve as a "bacterial battery." By Anne Eisenberg. [New York Times: Science]
10:24:11 AM

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Microsoft's mobile phone software gets boost from deal with Motorola. Motorola and Microsoft said they're working together to develop cell phones based on the Windows Mobile 2003 operating system, a deal that comes just two weeks after Motorola sold off its stake in a vendor consortium that owns Microsoft rival Symbian Ltd. [Computerworld Mobile/Wireless News]
10:18:54 AM

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Intel Talks about Future Wi-Fi Products. The company makes some announcements at its developers' forum: This is a pretty confusing article but seems to say that Intel plans to release its Sonoma mobile platform in the second half of next year. Sonoma will include 802.11a/b/g, a new Pentium M processor and a new chipset. It's not that Intel doesn't want to send out a clear message, but it looks as though they are simultaneously fighting a rearguard action against upstarts like Broadcom who have seized some of the laptop mindshare among manufacturers, while still promoting their vision of an integrated wireless future.... [Wi-Fi Networking News]
10:07:34 AM

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