Fixed Wireless for Broadband Access

Communications Society

The meeting is preceded by dinner at Bertucci’s, 475 Winter St, Waltham at 5:30 PM. The speaker will be joining us at dinner.

While mobile radio technology and short-range WLANs and PANs get most of the attention, the fixed wireless industry has seen very rapid evolution recently, going through several generations over the past 15 years. Broadband wireless access systems operate on several bands, primarily unlicensed, between 470 MHz and 64 GHz, and typically allow point-to-multipoint access at subscriber speeds in the 10 to 25 Mbps range. Advancements in MIMO and beam-steering technology promise greater spectrum efficiency, while costs continue to decline, making this a more economical choice than fiber optics for a growing share of the market, largely rural but increasingly urban.

Fred Goldstein is a Principal of the Interisle Consulting Group, where he advises public and private sector entities on technical, regulatory and business issues related to the telecommunications, cable, wireless and Internet industries, especially in areas where they overlap. He has provided regulators with expertise on technical convergence issues, such as non-video services provided across cable, and serves as FCC Consultant to the Wireless ISP Association. He has helped numerous CLECs navigate the startup process, helping them deal simultaneously with technical, regulatory and business issues. He assists service providers in network design, business modeling, planning, and technical architecture. He has frequently been an expert witness in regulatory matters, and in intercarrier compensation and network interconnection cases. He has worked with enterprise networks on a wide range of matters such as backbone network design, voice systems planning, and traffic engineering.

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Venue Note: This is our venue at the new Verizon Technology Center Campus in Waltham.

The meeting begins at 7 PM at the new meeting auditorium at the Verizon Technology Center. The address is 60 Sylvan Road, Waltham, MA 02451. The entrance is by the far corner – with the picnic tables out front – and not the tower or the new building. It is most easily reached by the West Street entrance.

Important Note: Verizon Technology Center requests the names of the meeting attendees in advance of the meeting. If you plan to attend, please send a note via e-mail with your name to John Nitzke at RF@ieee.org by Wednesday, February 1st.

The meeting is preceded by dinner at Bertucci’s, 475 Winter St, Waltham at 5:30 PM. The speaker will be joining us at dinner.

Directions to Bertucci’s restaurant in Waltham: Take Exit 27B on I95/128, heading west on Winter Street. After exiting, stay all the way to the right and take the first right turn into the shopping plaza. Please let Bob Malupin know if you plan to attend the dinner at Bertucci’s. Bob can be contacted at Robert.Malupin@VerizonWireless.com.

Directions to Verizon Technology Center (old Verizon Labs location), 60 Sylvan Rd. campus, Waltham, MA 02451: Take Exit 27B on I95/128, heading west on Winter Street. Stay all the way to the right. Verizon Technology Center is 1/2 mile ahead. At the second traffic light, turn left onto WEST ST. and then take the first right (at the Verizon sign) which leads into the Verizon campus. Take the first left. The building and entrance for the meeting are on your right. Note that the entrance to the auditorium area is by the far corner – with the picnic tables out front – and not the tower or the new building.

To assist us in planning this meeting, please pre-register at http://www.ieeeboston.org/Register/.