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Nov 2017 BCoE Newsletter
November, 2017
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This month we are revisiting the Federal Communicatin Commission's process on transferring broadcast spectrum to create a platform for rural broadband.
The issue also contains information provided by UNH's Bridan Shepperd reagarding a field hearing in New Hampshire focusing on broadband.
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BCoE launches initiative to connect NH libraries
Deployments will use TV White Space technology as connection medium.
The University of New Hampshire Broadband Center of Excellence is leading a statewide collaboration to connect New Hampshire libraries using TV White Space technologies in a first-of-its-kind trial tied to the national Gigabit Libraries Network initiative.
In September 2013, the BCoE began working with equipment providers including Carlson Wireless to map out connections between selected libraries that will... Read More
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Phase 2 of TVWS trial shows promise
Airplay: Sector antennas that concentrate signal coverage have helped to elevate data rates for the UNH TV White Space trial.
Sector antennas, improved spectrum analysis elevate data rates significantly.
Author: Stewart Schley
The second phase of the trial that uses TVWS spectrum to provide over-the-air Internet access from the University of New Hampshire campus to remote libraries produced significantly improved performance, with top downstream data rates nearing 10 Mbps, and upstream rates nearing 5 Mbps.
The UNH Broadband Center of Excellence connected three libraries and... Read More
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Implementing TVWS networks: suggested approaches
January, 2014
Planning a TVWS network? Here are suggestions to help save time and improve installation quality, based on findings from UNH BCoE’s implementation of a TVWS network in Durham, N.H. in 2013-2014.
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UNH BCoE TV White Space Spreadsheets
January, 2014
General financial models to assist in assessment and planning for TVWS implementations. The Profit and Loss statements for these TVWS models (one designed for commercial implementation and one for municipal implementation) are based on scenarios involving three differentiated serving areas surrounding base/transmission facilities: urban, suburban and rural areas.
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Implementing TVWS networks: suggested approaches
Planning a TVWS network? Here are suggestions to help save time and improve installation quality, based on findings from UNH BCoE’s Phase 1 implementation of a TVWS network in Durham, N.H. in late 2013, early 2014:
Bench testing: Verify the electronics on the bench before you begin the installation – that’s especially important considering radios may be mounted on a tower.
Antenna configuration: Omnidirectional antennas seem best suited for general-purpose access with minimal line-of-site obstructions and lightly populated client locations within 1-3 miles of the base station. Sectorization... Read More
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TV White Space Deployment Assessment Worksheets
UNH BCoE has developed downloadable Excel financial models to assist in assessment and planning for TVWS implementations and has made them available on the BCoE website. User configurable Profit and Loss statements for either commercial or municipal deployments have the flexibility to address the types of segmented serving areas normally surrounding base/transmission facilities:
An urban area that is closest to the base station and transmitting antenna and is served by higher-order QAM modulation.
A suburban area farther from the base station served by a modulation scheme that provides a... Read More
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TV White Space: Ready for Prime Time?
January, 2014
TVWS exhibits potential not only for extending the availabilty of braodband access to areas where it is absent, but — at least in certain instances — for serving an alternative to existing broadband networks where affordability may be an impediment.
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TV White Space: Ready for Prime Time?
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Major figures in the Internet economy have high hopes to use TV White Space (TVWS) frequencies to deliver wireless broadband Internet connectivity over long distances and extended areas -- the so-called "Super Wi-Fi" medium.
Beginning in September 2013 and in association with the Gigabit Libraries Network, UNH BCoE completed a four-month trial of TVWS technology in Durham, N.H., that provided Internet connectivity for two libraries and the UNH InterOperability Laboratory (IOL), a nationally known technology testing facility.
Results of the trial, along with a broader... Read More
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TV White Space gets a piece of the auction
Television's changing spectrum picture could benefit an emerging broadband medium. (Getty Images)
The FCC's proposed reallocation will earmark prized spectrum for license-exempt use.
Author: Stewart Schley
For several years now, a quiet hope has been building around the idea of delivering high-speed Internet signals over freely available frequencies tucked away within the over-the-air TV spectrum. Now, there may be reason to crank up the volume. .
The source of the optimism: the U.S. government. As the Federal Communications Commission reshuffles the deck on prized swaths of over-... Read More
