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Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Verizon Open Access


From: David Bengtson
Subject: Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Verizon Open Access
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:35:45 -0500
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Very interesting change of direction from Verizon. It will be interesting to see what Qualcomm does if a couple of guys in a garage come calling for some CDMA chipsets.

Dave


Lee Patton wrote:
Thought the list might be interested in this:  (Sorry if it is a dupe.)

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071127-verizon-opens-up-will-support-any-device-any-app-on-its-network.html


Some salient quotes:


"[Verizon] announced an impressive "open access" plan for its network that will go into effect next year."


"Here's how it will work: early next year, the company will publish the technical standards needed to connect to the Verizon network. It will also host a conference with device developers to learn more about their needs and to help with any problems that arise. Verizon has also dropped another $20 million into its certification lab, and any device maker who wants to connect to Verizon's network will first need to be certified for proper network connectivity procedures. Nothing else will be checked."


"One Verizon exec went so far as to say that if someone builds a device in their basement on a breadboard, Verizon will test it and activate it."


"Bandwidth caps? VoIP blocking? Forget it. Verizon insists that under the new program, all apps really will be allowed and no caps will be
imposed so long as people are willing to pay for the bandwidth being used."


"Much of this will depend on pricing models, of course, but Verizon had nothing to share; the details are still being worked out."



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