tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518538516094111151.post2538807945843947121..comments2024-02-09T04:57:18.262-05:00Comments on TeleFrieden: Loving Wi-Fi to Death—Wireless Carriers Want to Commercialize Unlicensed Spectrum?Rob Friedenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07906014390240946093noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518538516094111151.post-13120591390586298032016-03-05T18:56:48.568-05:002016-03-05T18:56:48.568-05:00Funny, but few understand or speak to the fact tha...Funny, but few understand or speak to the fact that Steve Jobs single-handedly resurrected equal access in 2007 using a 1938 loophole in the Telecoms Law that provided "garbage" spectrum for shared use. This spectrum was considered garbage because it's the same frequency that water molecules resonate at and therefore provide MW ovens the ability to warm foods.<br /><br />Anyway it happened because AT&T was desperate to close the performance gap with Verizon and with their lousy 3G coverage agreed to iOS autonomy and wifi offload for iPhone exclusivity. The OTT and app ecosystem genie was out of its bottle.<br /><br />More importantly, as users and app developers could interact with fewer constraints usage exploded. And that not only pulled more 3G investment, it paved the way for 4G to develop more rapidly.<br /><br />In fact, in every instance over the past 33 years where there has been mandated equal access or interconnection the incumbents have benefited, not been hurt, by the subsequent demand elasticity and ecosystem network effect.InfoStackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07551031808515532198noreply@blogger.com