Open-Access Wireless Networks

A clear trend - now embodied in FCC regulations - towards making future wide-area wireless networks open to a broad range of compatible subscriber units, even those not sold by the carrier, is now evident. Moreover, theuse of IP as the transport mechanism in future wireless networks introduces the possibility of combining previously separate networks - such as those intended for commercial use and those reserved for public-safety applications - into a single network. These trends have important implications for the future of wireless.