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Wireless Broadband Rallies On Reach Of WiMax: Page 3 of 3

The once-ailing broadband wireless industry has become a new front in the drive toward ubiquitous broadband access, complete with VoIP and other data services, through low-cost last-mile pipes for both
June 07, 2004

Michael Gallagher, assistant to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, pointed to the potential of wireless broadband to also deliver such IP services as video and data. Still, he said, "in Washington we're focused on voice right now," quoting figures from news reports that put VoIP as the next $300 billion industry.

For wireless to succeed, the FCC calls flexibility in spectrum management key. "It's a finite radio resource," said Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy, who said recent FCC initiatives include allowing ultrawideband transmissions across incumbent bands, opening more spectrum in the 5-GHz band, support for cognitive radio and the potential sharing of licensed bands.

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