Comments on: It is No Trick – There is a Spectrum Crisis http://blog.ctia.org/2012/10/23/it-is-no-trick-there-is-a-spectrum-crisis/ The trade association representing the wireless ecosystem. Wed, 15 May 2013 19:03:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Global Tech Review | Is Cisco stacking the deck with its mobile data numbers? http://blog.ctia.org/2012/10/23/it-is-no-trick-there-is-a-spectrum-crisis/#comment-91590 Global Tech Review | Is Cisco stacking the deck with its mobile data numbers? Sun, 10 Feb 2013 06:04:18 +0000 http://blog.ctia.org/?p=6298#comment-91590 [...] course, that didn’t go down well with some people, and CTIA executives lined up to proclaim that It is No Trick – There is a Spectrum Crisis, and asserting that “as Cisco’s data shows… there must be more spectrum to meet demands [...]

]]> By: Is Cisco stacking the deck with its mobile data numbers? http://blog.ctia.org/2012/10/23/it-is-no-trick-there-is-a-spectrum-crisis/#comment-91564 Is Cisco stacking the deck with its mobile data numbers? Sun, 10 Feb 2013 03:23:13 +0000 http://blog.ctia.org/?p=6298#comment-91564 [...] course, that didn’t go down well with some people, and CTIA executives lined up to proclaim that It is No Trick – There is a Spectrum Crisis, and asserting that “as Cisco’s data shows… there must be more spectrum to meet demands from [...]

]]> By: The Capitals™ – Capitalists' Magazine | 資本家札記 | Is Cisco stacking the deck with its mobile data numbers? http://blog.ctia.org/2012/10/23/it-is-no-trick-there-is-a-spectrum-crisis/#comment-91538 The Capitals™ – Capitalists' Magazine | 資本家札記 | Is Cisco stacking the deck with its mobile data numbers? Sun, 10 Feb 2013 00:28:38 +0000 http://blog.ctia.org/?p=6298#comment-91538 [...] course, that didn’t go down well with some people, and CTIA executives lined up to proclaim that It is No Trick – There is a Spectrum Crisis, and asserting that “as Cisco’s data shows… there must be more spectrum to meet demands from [...]

]]> By: GIASTAR – Storie di ordinaria tecnologia » Blog Archive » Is Cisco stacking the deck with its mobile data numbers? http://blog.ctia.org/2012/10/23/it-is-no-trick-there-is-a-spectrum-crisis/#comment-91495 GIASTAR – Storie di ordinaria tecnologia » Blog Archive » Is Cisco stacking the deck with its mobile data numbers? Sat, 09 Feb 2013 20:02:11 +0000 http://blog.ctia.org/?p=6298#comment-91495 [...] course, that didn’t go down well with some people, and CTIA executives lined up to proclaim that It is No Trick – There is a Spectrum Crisis, and asserting that “as Cisco’s data shows… there must be more spectrum to meet demands from [...]

]]> By: Is Cisco stacking the deck with its mobile data numbers? - Cleantech Reporter http://blog.ctia.org/2012/10/23/it-is-no-trick-there-is-a-spectrum-crisis/#comment-91489 Is Cisco stacking the deck with its mobile data numbers? - Cleantech Reporter Sat, 09 Feb 2013 19:28:09 +0000 http://blog.ctia.org/?p=6298#comment-91489 [...] course, that didn’t go down well with some people, and CTIA executives lined up to proclaim that It is No Trick – There is a Spectrum Crisis, and asserting that “as Cisco’s data shows… there must be more spectrum to meet demands [...]

]]> By: Is Cisco stacking the deck with its mobile data numbers? - IT Lounge http://blog.ctia.org/2012/10/23/it-is-no-trick-there-is-a-spectrum-crisis/#comment-91482 Is Cisco stacking the deck with its mobile data numbers? - IT Lounge Sat, 09 Feb 2013 19:09:10 +0000 http://blog.ctia.org/?p=6298#comment-91482 [...] course, that didn’t go down well with some people, and CTIA executives lined up to proclaim that It is No Trick – There is a Spectrum Crisis, and asserting that “as Cisco’s data shows… there must be more spectrum to meet demands [...]

]]> By: Is Cisco stacking the deck with its mobile data numbers? ← techtings http://blog.ctia.org/2012/10/23/it-is-no-trick-there-is-a-spectrum-crisis/#comment-91472 Is Cisco stacking the deck with its mobile data numbers? ← techtings Sat, 09 Feb 2013 18:36:44 +0000 http://blog.ctia.org/?p=6298#comment-91472 [...] course, that didn’t go down well with some people, and CTIA executives lined up to proclaim that It is No Trick – There is a Spectrum Crisis, and asserting that “as Cisco’s data shows… there must be more spectrum to meet demands [...]

]]> By: Is Cisco stacking the deck with its mobile data numbers? — Tech News and Analysis http://blog.ctia.org/2012/10/23/it-is-no-trick-there-is-a-spectrum-crisis/#comment-91470 Is Cisco stacking the deck with its mobile data numbers? — Tech News and Analysis Sat, 09 Feb 2013 18:31:30 +0000 http://blog.ctia.org/?p=6298#comment-91470 [...] course, that didn’t go down well with some people, and CTIA executives lined up to proclaim that It is No Trick – There is a Spectrum Crisis, and asserting that “as Cisco’s data shows… there must be more spectrum to meet demands [...]

]]> By: 2013: The year carriers choose whether Wi-Fi is friend or foe | Apple Related http://blog.ctia.org/2012/10/23/it-is-no-trick-there-is-a-spectrum-crisis/#comment-68453 2013: The year carriers choose whether Wi-Fi is friend or foe | Apple Related Thu, 27 Dec 2012 03:12:05 +0000 http://blog.ctia.org/?p=6298#comment-68453 [...] keep customers off overburdened cellular networks, several industry analysts are pointing out that network traffic has stopped growing as fast as it had been in the last five years as data caps take effect and users turn to Wi-Fi. And [...]

]]> By: 2013: The year carriers choose whether Wi-Fi is friend or foe | Wikisis http://blog.ctia.org/2012/10/23/it-is-no-trick-there-is-a-spectrum-crisis/#comment-68408 2013: The year carriers choose whether Wi-Fi is friend or foe | Wikisis Thu, 27 Dec 2012 00:20:18 +0000 http://blog.ctia.org/?p=6298#comment-68408 [...] keep customers off overburdened cellular networks, several industry analysts are pointing out that network traffic has stopped growing as fast as it had been in the last five years as data caps take effect and users turn to Wi-Fi. And [...]

]]> By: 2013: The year carriers choose whether Wi-Fi is friend or foe - IT Lounge http://blog.ctia.org/2012/10/23/it-is-no-trick-there-is-a-spectrum-crisis/#comment-68305 2013: The year carriers choose whether Wi-Fi is friend or foe - IT Lounge Wed, 26 Dec 2012 17:08:53 +0000 http://blog.ctia.org/?p=6298#comment-68305 [...] industry analysts are pointing out that network traffic has stopped growing as fast as it had been in [...]

]]> By: 2013: The year carriers choose whether Wi-Fi is friend or foe ← techtings http://blog.ctia.org/2012/10/23/it-is-no-trick-there-is-a-spectrum-crisis/#comment-68303 2013: The year carriers choose whether Wi-Fi is friend or foe ← techtings Wed, 26 Dec 2012 17:05:16 +0000 http://blog.ctia.org/?p=6298#comment-68303 [...] keep customers off overburdened cellular networks, several industry analysts are pointing out that network traffic has stopped growing as fast as it had been in the last five years as data caps take effect and users turn to Wi-Fi. And [...]

]]> By: 2013: The year carriers choose whether Wi-Fi is friend or foe — Tech News and Analysis http://blog.ctia.org/2012/10/23/it-is-no-trick-there-is-a-spectrum-crisis/#comment-68299 2013: The year carriers choose whether Wi-Fi is friend or foe — Tech News and Analysis Wed, 26 Dec 2012 16:49:52 +0000 http://blog.ctia.org/?p=6298#comment-68299 [...] keep customers off overburdened cellular networks, several industry analysts are pointing out that network traffic has stopped growing as fast as it had been in the last five years as data caps take effect and users turn to Wi-Fi. And [...]

]]> By: John Marinho http://blog.ctia.org/2012/10/23/it-is-no-trick-there-is-a-spectrum-crisis/#comment-44247 John Marinho Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:21:06 +0000 http://blog.ctia.org/?p=6298#comment-44247 Thanks for your response. I agree completely. The wireless industry continues to innovate and is recognized as the hallmark of efficiency and advanced technology. Without the types of innovations you mentioned, many of the future mHealth, mCommerce or mBanking scenarios may not happen. So to your point, spectrum is key since, for decades, the industry has leveraged technology and innovation to stay ahead of growth in consumer demand for mobility. We’re now at the point where more spectrum is critical to fuel the virtuous cycle of innovation and growth in the connected mobile society of the 21st century. Technical innovation and spectrum availability must work hand-in-hand; you cannot have one without the other – for very long.

]]> By: Steve Crowley http://blog.ctia.org/2012/10/23/it-is-no-trick-there-is-a-spectrum-crisis/#comment-43869 Steve Crowley Tue, 23 Oct 2012 23:49:04 +0000 http://blog.ctia.org/?p=6298#comment-43869 Qualcomm is working on increasing mobile capacity 1000x in the next ten years. They call it the 1000x Challenge. One scenario they have is placing small cells in 9% of homes in a macrocell. In that case, capacity in that cell increases 500x. Doubling spectrum increases capacity 2x. Putting the two together increases capacity 1000x. It gives you an idea of the relative capacity increases that can be had by increasing spectrum versus increasing the number of small cells.

Another advantage of small cells is that handset battery life is increased because reduced transmitter power is needed for the uplink to reach the closer small cell. Increasing capacity by just increasing spectrum does not decrease handset transmitter power.

Finally, to the extent more spectrum is made available to mobile broadband, Qualcomm’s research suggests (work continues) that higher frequencies are better for small cells. The supposedly “beachfront” UHF frequencies propagate well, and their interference does too. Interference from higher frequencies does not propagate as far, which may make interference management for small cells easier.

Regardless, I think spectrum remains one of the key components for increasing capacity, along with advanced network topology (small cells, Wi-Fi, heterogeneous networks) and advanced radio technology.

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