[FoRK] AAPL: Macworld banners imply FCC spectrum auction participation?

venki iyer <venki at computer.org> on Sun Jan 13 14:54:00 PST 2008

Even if Google and/or Apple win this deal, it is probably a good 2-3 years
before we start seeing an operational network - I'm not sure any vendor
really has the radios/devices tested and systems integrated for 700Mhz gear.


What the heck has you logging 140K miles an year?

-Venki


On Jan 13, 2008 4:03 PM, Rohit Khare <khare at alumni.caltech.edu> wrote:

> I'm just kind of stunned that of all the manic pre-macworld
> speculation, the mounting of giant Apple "2008: Change is in the air"
> banners, that I don't see the blogosphere speculating about their
> entry into the spectrum auctions, which begin next week... and that
> since half of their Board is on Google's board as well, it could be a
> pretty wacky deal.
>
> Integrating an ultraportable with a national wireless network is
> about as ridiculous as, well, selling MP3 players and running a
> national music store...
>
> RK
>
> http://www.macobserver.com/article/2007/09/10.3.shtml
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