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''In the summer of 2004, a project named Open Spectrum International began under the auspices of Czech Civic Association "Mista v Srdce." The aim was to promote awareness of "open spectrum" concepts outside North America, and to advocate the expansion of the radio bands available for license-exempt use. As we grew, it became clear that we needed an independent legal basis for our work. So in May 2005, we registered as a Dutch nonprofit foundation ("stichting") with offices in Amsterdam and Prague: Stichting Open Spectrum translates into English as the Open Spectrum Foundation.''
 
''In the summer of 2004, a project named Open Spectrum International began under the auspices of Czech Civic Association "Mista v Srdce." The aim was to promote awareness of "open spectrum" concepts outside North America, and to advocate the expansion of the radio bands available for license-exempt use. As we grew, it became clear that we needed an independent legal basis for our work. So in May 2005, we registered as a Dutch nonprofit foundation ("stichting") with offices in Amsterdam and Prague: Stichting Open Spectrum translates into English as the Open Spectrum Foundation.''
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''We invite anyone who shares our interests and aims to contact us to discuss possible collaboration. We cannot intervene in policymaking without local partners, and we have a constant need for help with translations. Email us if you have information to contribute - or time, or contacts, or ideas...''
 
''We invite anyone who shares our interests and aims to contact us to discuss possible collaboration. We cannot intervene in policymaking without local partners, and we have a constant need for help with translations. Email us if you have information to contribute - or time, or contacts, or ideas...''
  
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== <small>'''Description'''</small> ==
  
Movimiento que tiene la intención de abrir el acceso al espectro de frecuencias de radio para un aprovechamiento de este recurso de manera  efectiva y equitativa, en el que la población en general pueda usar las ondas y tener su propia estación de radio, televisión, o sitio web. El objetivo es lograr la descentralización y eliminar las licencias que exigen los gobiernos para limitar y regular el poder de la transmisión que por mas de un siglo han impuesto, decidiendo quien puede transmitir o recibir, a que niveles de poder, en que locaciones y para que propósitos.
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The Open Spectrum Movement intends to open access to the spectrum of radio frequencies for an effective and equitable use of this resource, so that the general public can use radio waves and have their own radio station, television, or web site. The goal is to eliminate the licenses that governments have required for more than a century to restrict and regulate the power of transmission, deciding who can transmit or receive, at which levels of power, in which locations and for what purposes.
  
El proyecto inicia en el verano del 2004, fundado por Robert Horvitz, quien ha estado involucrado en políticas de radio desde 1970, abriendo el espectro en países en vías de desarrollo o en conflictos bélicos. Open spectrum fue auspiciado por la Asociación Cívica Checa “Mista vSrdce” cuyo objetivo era promover la conciencia del concepto de “espectro abierto” en Norteamérica. En Mayo del 2005 se registraron como una fundación holandesa sin fines de lucro con oficinas en Praga y Amsterdam.
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The project began in the summer of 2004, founded by Robert Horvitz, who has been involved in radio policies since 1970, opening the spectrum in developing countries or in warfare. Open spectrum was hosted by the Czech Civic Association "Mista vSrdce" whose goal was to promote awareness of the concept of "open spectrum" in North America. In May 2005, it was registered as a Dutch non-profit foundation with offices in Prague and Amsterdam.
  
Open Spectrum se basa en la idea de que la tecnología puede reducir o eliminar la necesidad de que los gobiernos regulen la comunicación inalámbrica. Es un ideal de libertad de uso de frecuencias de radio, una crítica al manejo del espectro tradicional y una posibilidad de surgimiento de nuevas tecnologías y tendencias en el diseño de radio. La posibilidad se basa en un nuevo diseño de radio denominado “cognitive radio” o radio inteligente; este tipo de dispositivos reconocen la presencia de otras señales en el ambiente, re-sintonizando rápidamente a canales desocupados y haciendo disponibles otros tan pronto como se desocupan. Horowitz explica que esto funciona como el tránsito automovilístico: en el diseño antiguo de radio los autos debían usar el espacio que les era asignado sin importar su tamaño. Con el "cognitive radio", todo cambia, como los automovilistas que tienen la inteligencia necesaria para cambiar de carriles y ocupar el espacio disponible de manera inmediata, agilizando el tránsito y aprovechando el espacio. De la misma manera, los usuarios van encontrando el espacio libre para la transmisión de sus contenidos.
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Open Spectrum is based on the idea that technology can reduce or eliminate the need for governments to regulate wireless communication. It's an ideal of freedom of use of radio frequencies, a criticism of the traditional spectrum management and a possibility of emergence of new technologies and trends in the design of radio. This possibility is based on a new design called "cognitive radio" or smart radio; this type of devices recognize the presence of other signals in the environment, re-tuning rapidly to open channels and making available others as soon as they are opened. Horowitz explains that this works like road traffic: with the old radio disign, cars should use the allocated space regardless of size. With the "cognitive radio", everything changes, as motorists have the necessary intelligence to change lanes and occupy the space available immediately, speeding up the transit and building space. Similarly, users are finding free spaces for the transmission of their content.
  
El Wifi demuestra que un gran número de personas pueden compartir una banda sin canales específicos asignados si todos usan ondas bajas para reducir los efectos de la interferencia, aun cuando utiliza únicamente lo que se conoce como espectro basura: un espacio que estaba tan lleno de ruido que era imposible su venta por lo que se destinó al Wifi, que lo comparte con otros dispositivos como hornos de microondas.
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Wifi technology shows that a large number of people can share a band without specific channels allocated if all use low waves to reduce the effects of interference, even when using only what is known as a space garbage spectrum: a space that was so full of noise that it was impossible for sale, so it went to Wifi, sharing it with other devices such as microwaves.
  
Open Spectrum realiza investigaciones y sondeos para identificar países con políticas restrictivas, con el objetivo de iniciar o activar los procesos para cambiarlas. Existen aún desacuerdos mundiales y regionales al respecto de la desregulación del espectro, por ejemplo aquellas compañías que pagan miles de dólares por la frecuencia, no están de acuerdo en que se pueda acceder a las mismas frecuencias de forma gratuita. Por otro lado, los servicios de radio “pasivos” como la radioastronomía, plantean otra problemática: las estaciones terrestres no emiten señales que puedan ser detectadas por radios inteligentes y deben de ser capaces de recibir señales extremadamente débiles sin interferencias, por lo que deben estar protegidas como las zonas naturales. Aún ante éstas y otras problemáticas se considera que se está evolucionando inevitablemente a un futuro en el que las formas tradicionales de regulación serán imposibles y miles de RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) surgirán en la próxima década.
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Open Spectrum conducts research and surveys to identify countries with restrictive policies, with the aim of initiating or activating processes to change them. There are still disagreements on the de-regulation of global and regional spectrums. For example, those companies who pay thousands of million dollars for a frequency, do not agree with free access policies to similar frequencies. On the other hand, "passive" radio services, such as radio astronomy, pose another problem: ground stations do not emit signals that can be detected by smart radios, and must be capable of receiving extremely weak signals without interference, so they must be protected as natural areas are. Even before these and other problematics, it is widely considered that we are inevitably evolving to a future in which traditional forms of regulation will be impossible and thousands of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) will emerge in the next decade.
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Latest revision as of 22:40, 10 June 2017

Screenshot-www openspectrum info 2016-08-18 18-30-01.png

Self-portrait

In the summer of 2004, a project named Open Spectrum International began under the auspices of Czech Civic Association "Mista v Srdce." The aim was to promote awareness of "open spectrum" concepts outside North America, and to advocate the expansion of the radio bands available for license-exempt use. As we grew, it became clear that we needed an independent legal basis for our work. So in May 2005, we registered as a Dutch nonprofit foundation ("stichting") with offices in Amsterdam and Prague: Stichting Open Spectrum translates into English as the Open Spectrum Foundation.

We invite anyone who shares our interests and aims to contact us to discuss possible collaboration. We cannot intervene in policymaking without local partners, and we have a constant need for help with translations. Email us if you have information to contribute - or time, or contacts, or ideas...

Description

The Open Spectrum Movement intends to open access to the spectrum of radio frequencies for an effective and equitable use of this resource, so that the general public can use radio waves and have their own radio station, television, or web site. The goal is to eliminate the licenses that governments have required for more than a century to restrict and regulate the power of transmission, deciding who can transmit or receive, at which levels of power, in which locations and for what purposes.

The project began in the summer of 2004, founded by Robert Horvitz, who has been involved in radio policies since 1970, opening the spectrum in developing countries or in warfare. Open spectrum was hosted by the Czech Civic Association "Mista vSrdce" whose goal was to promote awareness of the concept of "open spectrum" in North America. In May 2005, it was registered as a Dutch non-profit foundation with offices in Prague and Amsterdam.

Open Spectrum is based on the idea that technology can reduce or eliminate the need for governments to regulate wireless communication. It's an ideal of freedom of use of radio frequencies, a criticism of the traditional spectrum management and a possibility of emergence of new technologies and trends in the design of radio. This possibility is based on a new design called "cognitive radio" or smart radio; this type of devices recognize the presence of other signals in the environment, re-tuning rapidly to open channels and making available others as soon as they are opened. Horowitz explains that this works like road traffic: with the old radio disign, cars should use the allocated space regardless of size. With the "cognitive radio", everything changes, as motorists have the necessary intelligence to change lanes and occupy the space available immediately, speeding up the transit and building space. Similarly, users are finding free spaces for the transmission of their content.

Wifi technology shows that a large number of people can share a band without specific channels allocated if all use low waves to reduce the effects of interference, even when using only what is known as a space garbage spectrum: a space that was so full of noise that it was impossible for sale, so it went to Wifi, sharing it with other devices such as microwaves.

Open Spectrum conducts research and surveys to identify countries with restrictive policies, with the aim of initiating or activating processes to change them. There are still disagreements on the de-regulation of global and regional spectrums. For example, those companies who pay thousands of million dollars for a frequency, do not agree with free access policies to similar frequencies. On the other hand, "passive" radio services, such as radio astronomy, pose another problem: ground stations do not emit signals that can be detected by smart radios, and must be capable of receiving extremely weak signals without interference, so they must be protected as natural areas are. Even before these and other problematics, it is widely considered that we are inevitably evolving to a future in which traditional forms of regulation will be impossible and thousands of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) will emerge in the next decade.

Links

URL: http://www.openspectrum.info

Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.openspectrum.info