Understanding spectrum liberalisation. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Martin Sims, Toby Youell, Richard Womersley.
• Authors: Sims, Martin; Youell, Toby; Womersley, Richard
• Contents: SETTING THE SCENE; Introduction; Putting Theory into Practice; ; The Promise of Liberalisation ; History of Spectrum Policy; ; A Spectrum Engineering Primer; Introduction; ; LIBERALISATION IN ACTION ; ; Spectrum Auctions Become the Default Assignment Mechanism ; Problems with Beauty Contests; Auctions Dominate; ; The Liberalised Licensing Debate ; Introduction; Defining Spectrum Use; Traditional Licensing; Technology-Neutral Licenses; Licensing Based on Reception Not Transmission; ; Public Sector Spectrum; Uses of Public Sector Spectrum; Theory of Administered Incentive Pricing; Intricacies of Setting Prices; Countries That Have Implemented AIP; Conclusion; ; Broadcasting; Liberalisation and the Development of the TV Market; The Long-Term Future of Terrestrial TV ; Conclusion; ; Satellite; How the Satellite Industry Uses Spectrum; Conclusion; ; Ultra Wide Band; Principles of an Underlay Network; ; Wi-Fi and the Spectrum Commons; An Incredible Success Story; The Triumph of the Commons; The Economics of Unlicensed; A Danger of Congestion?; Could a Mobile Carrier Rely on Wi-Fi?; Conclusions; ; The Whitespace Concept; What are Whitespaces?; New Receivers; Conclusion; ; THE LIMITS OF LIBERALISATION ; ; Introduction to Part III; ; The Capacity Crunch; Predicting the Need for More Mobile Spectrum; ; Why Is Liberalisation Limited in Its Application?; No Faith in Our Creation; Obstacles for the Development of Spectrum Markets; A Wider View; ; Why Does Trading Have Such Patchy Success?; Poor Uptake ; Concentration and National Licences; Technologies in Decline; Achievements of Spectrum Trading; ; Mobile Networks: From Sharing to Wholesale; Why Share Mobile Infrastructure?; Pros and Cons; Impact on Spectrum Liberalisation; ; The Role of Politics in Spectrum Liberalisation; Nation States; The Work of the International Telecommunications Union; Spectrum and National Politics; Spectrum and Regional Politics; Conclusions; ; Criticisms of Auctions; Do Spectrum Auctions Discourage Investment?; Do Auctions Hinder Competition?; The Problems with Complex Auctions; Drawing Together the Strands; ; THE NEW AGENDA ; ; Introduction to Part IV Finding the Right Metaphor; A Mixture of Tools; ; Licensed Shared Access; Introduction; Availability of IMT Spectrum; How Does Licensed Shared Access Work?; The Appeal of LSA; LSA in Practice; ; Cognitive Radio and Database-Driven Spectrum Management; Cognitive Radio; Databases; Ending Before It Has Begun?; ; Future Technologies; 5G; Transmitting Beyond the Radio Spectrum; ; Conclusions; Future Prospects; Trends in the Broadcasting Market; The End Game; ; Appendix: What Does the ITU Do and How Does It Work?; ; Glossary ; ; Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 384.54524; Radio frequency allocation; Telecommunication policy
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781498705035
• Related ISBNs: 9781498705028
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