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or get new satellites]]>Mar 16th 2008 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/I'll be sure to pass it on! :)]]>Mar 16th 2008 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/Mar 16th 2008 1:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/Mar 16th 2008 6:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/Mar 16th 2008 9:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/
http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/mg19726476.200-longrange-wifi-threat-to-satellite-communications.html
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The two systems are no different. Its just whats being sent. I dont see how it could interfear at all.]]>Mar 16th 2008 11:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/Mar 16th 2008 12:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/Mar 16th 2008 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/
But my point is the spectrum was used before without interfearing the satlite signal... So there is no reason that that after the auction suddernly it would start interfearing...

Tbh it sounds like other ends of the industry trying to throw in a few scare tacticks...]]>Mar 16th 2008 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/Jesus christ, what is this country (USA) coming to????
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You say I must have some sort of disorder... IM DYSLEXIC YOU FOOL! Maybe if you could get passed your spelling prejudice you might have seen me say that already.

And yeah I put this through word just for you.

Oh and actually it’s spelt analogue. So really I was pretty close to that one, but conunication. Yeah spelt that one pretty badly, hit an N when I meant to hit a M. Oh and should have been double M.

Oh one last thing I wasn’t trying to spell interference… Interfering is what I was trying to say.

But of course you being a narrow minded American who thinks only Americans are smart enough to understand gadgets, and only Americans read an international gadget news site, could only see a few dodgy spellings. It’s bad enough I butcher the English language with my bad spelling, but I have an excuse, I’m dyslexic. What’s your excuse? Analog indeed.
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The picture is epic.]]>Mar 16th 2008 12:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/Mar 16th 2008 12:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/Mar 16th 2008 12:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/Mar 16th 2008 2:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/Mar 16th 2008 2:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/Mar 17th 2008 12:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/WiMax runs at a variety of frequencies and I'm sure that they are referring to only one of them. So this has nothing to do with WiMax and probably has to do with use of one particular frequency (by WiMax or any other standard).
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If you read the SUIRG's document describing the test, you see that their tests involved setting the WiMAX equipment to run at 3400, 3450, 3500, 3550, and 3600 MHz. Sprint plans to use the 2.5 GHz band, which it already owns in much of the US. So this shouldn't be a problem for them.]]>Mar 16th 2008 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/
I believe that with digital compression techniques, the TV and satellite people do need to use less spectrum and leave bands like 3.5Ghz open to other uses.






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"the TV and satellite people do need to use less spectrum and leave bands like 3.5Ghz open to other uses." -- I agree, but I don't see it happening any time soon; there's too much money invested in the current equipment. In the short term, you have to wonder why IEEE even considered using this band for WiMAX, when there are large, rich incumbents already there.]]>Mar 16th 2008 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/Mar 16th 2008 3:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/Mar 17th 2008 9:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/
(Though I suppose Sony might wish someone would, to get people to forget about exploding laptop batteries. :-)]]>Mar 17th 2008 4:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/
1. The satellite pictured is a GPS satellite. Not a communications satellite.
2. When I worked at Air Force Space Command we constantly had issues with "terrestrial" communications systems interfering with our ability to maintain telemetry with our communication and navigation satellites. The issue is so serious that mobile platforms exist to go out and find the offending source. Often it was other federal agencies, but also civilian uses. So what? you might ask. Well, the ability to maintain complete command and control of satellites is crucial - if we can't control GPS satellites than they lose precision and things start "bumping" into each other, like airplanes.

So, this is a HUGE issue. Hopefully a work-around will be found. Otherwise, we cannot afford to lose our ability to communicate with satellites and space craft so that others can have lickety-split internet access.]]>Mar 16th 2008 12:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/
But it's a funny pic]]>Mar 16th 2008 12:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/Mar 16th 2008 12:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/Mar 16th 2008 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/Mar 16th 2008 12:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/Mar 16th 2008 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/Mar 16th 2008 1:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/Mar 16th 2008 12:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/Mar 16th 2008 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/Mar 16th 2008 12:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/Mar 16th 2008 12:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/Mar 16th 2008 12:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/Mar 16th 2008 1:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/
Congratulations!]]>Mar 16th 2008 1:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/Mar 16th 2008 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/Mar 16th 2008 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.azulstar.com/
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(Native and resident of NC, so I'm allowed)]]>Mar 16th 2008 7:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/Mar 16th 2008 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/16/wimax-could-interfere-with-satellite-communications/"This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installations."

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