info: Volume 11 Issue 5
Table of contents - Special Issue: The genesis of unlicensed wireless policy
Guest Editors: Charles L. Jackson
Unlicensed to kill: a brief history of the Part 15 rules
Kenneth R. CarterThe purpose of this paper is to provide a brief history on the Part 15 rules.
Wi‐Fi and Bluetooth: the path from Carter and Reagan‐era faith in deregulation to widespread products impacting our world
Michael J. MarcusThe purpose of this paper is to provide a historical account of the May 1985 spread spectrum FCC decision.
History of wireless local area networks (WLANs) in the unlicensed bands
Kevin J. Negus, Al PetrickUsing a brief history of the development of WLAN standards and products this paper seeks to explain how unlicensed spectrum regulations by the Federal Communications Commission…
Licence‐exempt: the emergence of Wi‐Fi
Vic Hayes, Wolter LemstraThis paper aims to provide a description of the genesis and development of Wi‐Fi, or how the industry exploited an opportunity provided by the regulators in allowing radio…
Grazing on the commons: the emergence of Part 15
Henry GoldbergThis paper seeks to give an account of how unlicensed radio services moved from being a by‐product of the ISM bands to a deliberate spectrum allocation, with clearly defined goals…
Unleashing innovation: making the FCC user‐friendly
Stephen J. LukasikThis paper aims to describe a case study of the FCC, dealing with relieving the tension between technical innovation and the regulation of applications of technology.
Has “unlicensed” in Part 15 worked? A case study
Tim PozarThis paper aims to review a case study of a project to provide broadband to city‐run housing developments in San Francisco, California.