Too bad none of your videos show any of the downsides of your campain. While I understand all the sentiments used in pushing your ideas here, I don't think they are all genuine and they don't point out all the bad things.
1. One of the videos makes it sound like the Whitespaces are being released to the public. In fact that's not really true, it would likely be auctioned off to the highest bidder just like some of the other upper UHF TV bands were recently by the FCC. Who gets that money.. yep Uncle Sam. Who gets the bandwidth.. the hightst bidder.
2. No mention is made of the current users of the white space bandwidth. I am an audio professional. Guess what frequencies are used by almost all wireless micrphones these days. Yep.. unused UHF TV channels. By letting a bunch of consumer devices into this bandwidth you have essentially killed a bunch of wireless microphone technology. That doesn't seem like a big deal until you really think about all the places wireless mic technology is used. Politicians, your church, any Broadway or local theatre, any sporting event or live broadcast. You name it!
I am very upset with Google for taking this stand. What Google says is totally false. The "white spaces" are being used by every American every day. All of the wireless microphones and other wireless technology that is used in the entertainment and sports fields use these spaces and if they are successful in "freeing" these whitespaces our way of communicating will come to an almost complete stop. Wireless mics are used in TV, athlectic events, live theatre, political events,and the Olympics. Google is doing this to make more money and they do not care about the truth.I for one am contacting Google advertisers and letting my voice be heard, please join me.
A quote from http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10014456-94.html?hhTest=1 "Simply stated, the prototype devices were unable to consistently identify operating wireless microphones or distinguish occupied from unoccupied TV channels," said Mark Brunner, Shure's senior director of public and industry relations. "More troubling, the devices failed to detect the presence of wireless microphones when switched on--an occurrence that takes place multiple times during any NFL game."
I would be happy to support the "Free the Airwaves" campaign, but not at the risk of incumbent technologies.
> A quote from http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10014456-94.html?hhTest=1 "Simply stated, the prototype devices were unable to consistently identify operating wireless microphones or distinguish occupied from unoccupied TV channels," said Mark Brunner, Shure's senior director of public and industry relations. "More troubling, the devices failed to detect the presence of wireless microphones when switched on--an occurrence that takes place multiple times during any NFL game."
Google should not be allowed to monopolize ALL of the white space that is currently being used daily by others -- from your pastor/rabbi to Miley Cyrus to Barack Obama. Google needs to start being reasonable and stop being so greedy.
What Google wants is to tell EVERY church, synagogue, public and private school, non-profit organization, government building, sports complex, entertainment hall, live event venue, convention hall, every single sound company, every musician, politician, and public speaker, etc. that uses current wireless devices that have been in use in some form for three decades w/o FCC intervention, to throw it away come Feb 09 and buy new equipment that doesn’t yet exist in these troubling economic times simply because Google wants to make a few more billions to add to their already incredibly deep pockets.
Do you think it's really fair to tell the small sound company owner that has invested $100k in equipment that as of February 09 the stuff is useless and offer him no solutions, rendering him w/o any way to make a living simply because Google's CEO wants to make another couple of billion dollars on top of the $13 billion he's already worth?
Let me ask you this? Do you like going to concerts? See a Broadway play. Perhaps? Go to a political rally maybe? Watch your 1st grader's recital in the school auditorium? If Google does what they want to do and take over ALL of the white space ALL of that will disappear. ALL of it. Oh you can try but instead of hearing Bruce Springsteen sing "Born to Run" you'll hear Brtiany and Kim's cell conversation about how Chloe is a skank. Or, instead of hearing your pastor's rousing sermon you'll be hearing some heavy metal band playing some street festival nearby.
While it has been in development for a couple of years, the replacement technology (ultrawideband and digital) for live sound does not yet exist and as you can see by the link that adam provided the technology to share the white space with those already using it does not yet exist.
So sorry but those of us who eek out a living in the live sound industry just can’t roll over and let the big Goliath that is Google take away our livelihood.
Are there any plans to also target the UK with your free the airwaves campaign?
ReplyDeleteDoes anybody with more design skills than I have want to design a badge people can stick on their blogs/sites to promote this?
ReplyDeleteToo bad none of your videos show any of the downsides of your campain. While I understand all the sentiments used in pushing your ideas here, I don't think they are all genuine and they don't point out all the bad things.
ReplyDelete1. One of the videos makes it sound like the Whitespaces are being released to the public. In fact that's not really true, it would likely be auctioned off to the highest bidder just like some of the other upper UHF TV bands were recently by the FCC. Who gets that money.. yep Uncle Sam. Who gets the bandwidth.. the hightst bidder.
2. No mention is made of the current users of the white space bandwidth. I am an audio professional. Guess what frequencies are used by almost all wireless micrphones these days. Yep.. unused UHF TV channels. By letting a bunch of consumer devices into this bandwidth you have essentially killed a bunch of wireless microphone technology. That doesn't seem like a big deal until you really think about all the places wireless mic technology is used. Politicians, your church, any Broadway or local theatre, any sporting event or live broadcast. You name it!
Well that's my $0.02..
Richard B. Ingraham
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ReplyDeleteCan someone explain to me how this would be used for internet access?
ReplyDeleteI understand how I can get the wifi signal as it will be broadcast from some central point - but how will I send data upstream?
I am very upset with Google for taking this stand. What Google says is totally false. The "white spaces" are being used by every American every day. All of the wireless microphones and other wireless technology that is used in the entertainment and sports fields use these spaces and if they are successful in "freeing" these whitespaces our way of communicating will come to an almost complete stop. Wireless mics are used in TV, athlectic events, live theatre, political events,and the Olympics. Google is doing this to make more money and they do not care about the truth.I for one am contacting Google advertisers and letting my voice be heard, please join me.
ReplyDeleteIf it's free... I'll take two.
ReplyDeleteA quote from http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10014456-94.html?hhTest=1
ReplyDelete"Simply stated, the prototype devices were unable to consistently identify operating wireless microphones or distinguish occupied from unoccupied TV channels," said Mark Brunner, Shure's senior director of public and industry relations. "More troubling, the devices failed to detect the presence of wireless microphones when switched on--an occurrence that takes place multiple times during any NFL game."
I would be happy to support the "Free the Airwaves" campaign, but not at the risk of incumbent technologies.
> A quote from http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10014456-94.html?hhTest=1
ReplyDelete"Simply stated, the prototype devices were unable to consistently identify operating wireless microphones or distinguish occupied from unoccupied TV channels," said Mark Brunner, Shure's senior director of public and industry relations. "More troubling, the devices failed to detect the presence of wireless microphones when switched on--an occurrence that takes place multiple times during any NFL game."
Google should not be allowed to monopolize ALL of the white space that is currently being used daily by others -- from your pastor/rabbi to Miley Cyrus to Barack Obama. Google needs to start being reasonable and stop being so greedy.
What Google wants is to tell EVERY church, synagogue, public and private school, non-profit organization, government building, sports complex, entertainment hall, live event venue, convention hall, every single sound company, every musician, politician, and public speaker, etc. that uses current wireless devices that have been in use in some form for three decades w/o FCC intervention, to throw it away come Feb 09 and buy new equipment that doesn’t yet exist in these troubling economic times simply because Google wants to make a few more billions to add to their already incredibly deep pockets.
Do you think it's really fair to tell the small sound company owner that has invested $100k in equipment that as of February 09 the stuff is useless and offer him no solutions, rendering him w/o any way to make a living simply because Google's CEO wants to make another couple of billion dollars on top of the $13 billion he's already worth?
Let me ask you this? Do you like going to concerts? See a Broadway play. Perhaps? Go to a political rally maybe? Watch your 1st grader's recital in the school auditorium? If Google does what they want to do and take over ALL of the white space ALL of that will disappear. ALL of it. Oh you can try but instead of hearing Bruce Springsteen sing "Born to Run" you'll hear Brtiany and Kim's cell conversation about how Chloe is a skank. Or, instead of hearing your pastor's rousing sermon you'll be hearing some heavy metal band playing some street festival nearby.
While it has been in development for a couple of years, the replacement technology (ultrawideband and digital) for live sound does not yet exist and as you can see by the link that adam provided the technology to share the white space with those already using it does not yet exist.
So sorry but those of us who eek out a living in the live sound industry just can’t roll over and let the big Goliath that is Google take away our livelihood.
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