Frequencies : international spectrum policy / editors, Gregory Taylor, Catherine Middleton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Taylor, Gregory, 1967- editor.

Middleton, Catherine, 1963- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Telecommunication policy.

Telecommunication--International cooperation.

Telecommunication.

Radio resource management (Wireless communications).

Wireless communication systems--Government policy.

Wireless communication systems.

Radio frequency allocation--Government policy.

Radio frequency allocation.

Broadband communication systems--Government policy.

Broadband communication systems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 318 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2020]

Summary:

"Our digital world is increasingly mobile. All mobile communication rests upon access to one invisible, essential element: the radio spectrum. In Frequencies, Gregory Taylor and Catherine Middleton bring together diverse national perspectives to explore the current and future state of spectrum governance worldwide. Spectrum is a foundational component of our contemporary communication infrastructure. The stakes are massive: mobile network operators have invested billions via national spectrum auctions to claim exclusive use of prime spectrum bands. Despite this windfall for national governments, many people around the globe remain disconnected from mobile service, yet international policy comparisons that can help us understand these disparities and differences are rare. Frequencies offers illuminating case studies from around the world, including Finland, Mexico, New Zealand, India, and Canada, as well as forward-thinking approaches to our use of radio frequencies that encourage greater public benefit and technological advancement. The contributors to Frequencies represent a wide array of disciplinary backgrounds, united by the common goal of maximizing the value and access to the public good that is the radio spectrum. Spectrum policy affects everyone, whether listening to the radio, making an emergency phone call, or scrolling through social media updates. Frequencies seeks to broaden the discussion about our management of this primary resource necessary for how the world shares information."-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

1. Radio spectrum as indigenous space : property rights and traditional knowledge in New Zealand's spectrum2. Finland : surfing the mobile wave against the tide of EU spectrum policy Consensus3. Spectrum policy across Africa4. Wireless carriers competing? Canadian mobile policy, 2006-175. The case of the wholesale mobile network in Mexico : Red Compartida6. The growth of broadband mobile communications in India : trends, policy issues, and challenges7. Bridging the urban-rural digital divide : the case of remote rural broadband systems in Canada8. Spectrum sharing9. Polycentric governance for spectrum sharing10. Open access markets for capacity and the inseparability of spectrum and infrastructure11. How disruptive Is 5G?

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780228003120

0228003121

OCLC:

1135489787