Archive for January, 2010

Summary and Review of our TV Bands Proposal

Friday, January 15th, 2010

Today we held a public conference call and webcast to explain our proposal to administer a TV bands database.

The slides are posted online in the TV Bands Documents section of our web site.

http://www.keybridgeglobal.com/tvbands/docs/other

They can also be downloaded directly here:

The many technologies brought together in our solution are proven and tested to integrate together. The infrastructure components, system architecture and network design called for in the Key Bridge Team’s database solution currently support millions of network users and billions of dollars in online commerce safely, securely and reliably.

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Throughout the proceeding, Key Bridge has collaborated extensively with a diverse group of interested parties to develop a comprehensive solution that provides assured, verifiable protection for incumbent operators and an open services framework to accommodate and foster the development of innovative new unlicensed TV band products and services. While the TV band rules are not yet finalized, the Key Bridge Team nevertheless designed and is presently testing a TV bands database system that meets or exceeds all of the Commission’s present requirements.

The Key Bridge Team’s architecture and implementation representsa comprehensive, end-to-end solution that completely satisfies all of the FCC’s current requirements. It is also flexible enough to accommodate future changes or modifications to those requirements.

Proposal to Administer a TV Bands Database

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

Yesterday, January 04, Key Bridge submitted our FCC proposal to administer a TV bands database.

Key Bridge’s proposal is a comprehensive, end-to-end solution that completely satisfies all the FCC’s current technical requirements and is flexible enough to accommodate future changes or modifications the Commission may require.

Our solution architecture and implementation incorporates many suggestions, recommendations, and requirements gathered through extensive collaboration with a broad spectrum of interested parties in the TV bands community, including those of over 20 different companies and organizations.

The proposal stretches to over 150 200 pages of system, security, implementation and operational details. As a courtesy, we created a summary document which redacts sections that are competitively sensitive or proprietary or have already been submitted in other documents. [Download PDF] [Update > Full Version]

While the TV band rules are not yet finalized, in 2009 Key Bridge committed to design, build and deploy a complete TV bands system. Our “pre-production” TV bands database is has been testing with a limited number of users since October 2009.

We are especially proud of our commitment to neutrality in this endeavor. In 2009 Key Bridge created the Radio Frequency Spectrum Database (RFSDB), a separate organization, open to the public, that will establish and maintain commercial policy to guide and direct Key Bridge’s implementation wherever there is ambiguity in the Rules or a potential conflict between parties.

Happy New Year.

– UPDATE –

On January 07 we released the full version of our proposal with only minimal redactions. The full version is available online from our web site or the FCC.