Any Device and Any Application on Wireless Networks: A Technical Strategy for Evolution

This Report presents the results of an engineering evaluation of some of the issues raised by the Federal Communications Commission’s “Open Internet” Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. The Report suggests a strategy entailing a conservative process for evolving from the limitations of current locked and closed wireless device and application environments to a more open future as envisioned by the “any device” and “any application” portions of the Commission’s draft Open Internet rules. This Report proposes:

• An Any Device environment made possible through third-party or FCC certification.
• An Any Application environment subject, where necessary, to application-neutral traffic management that is fully transparent and disclosed to customers.