Please clarify your article.

Peter, I am basing my assessment on statements on Rick Rotondo (chief marketing officer for Spectrum Bridge) who painted a completely different picture than what you are painting here. Given Mr. Rotondo’s position at Spectrum Bridge, I took him at his word that we were talking about the use of white spaces for backhaul while Wi-Fi was being used for few hundred feet last hop. I was giving rough frequencies ~700, but I didn’t know you were that far away from 700 MHz and in the 200 MHz range. If you wish to clarify this, I’d be happy to write a new article that paints a different picture if warranted.

It appears that this debate got way off track. First, TV White Space is actually VHF and UHF spectrum below 700MHz. Second, White Space has been proposed for unlicensed use, which means very low power, much lower than licensed allowed for 700MHz licensed spectrum, which means significantly less propagation. Third, the Claudville network uses VHF spectrum (174-216 MHz) to exploit the NLOS characteristics in a hilly and heavily wooded location. Finally, The Claudville network is deployed as a last mile solution not a backhaul solution, from a Fiber spur into homes, businesses and a school in the community.