When the united states made the switch from analog TV last year, the thinner digital channels left spare space inside the spectrum. The NY Times says the FCC will let that space be used for a formidable new generation of WiFi.
The NYT claims the decision shall be made at a September 23rd meeting of federal regulators, who will decide to make what’s called the ” white space” portions of the wireless spectrum open to anyone who wants to exploit it. This may mean things like a single wireless network that covers your whole college campus, or broadband internet boosted into isolated rural areas.
But what else does it mean? Nobody is entirely sure, and that’s why this news is so exciting. ” This may…be a platform for innovators and entrepreneurs,” explained Julius Genachowsk to the Times-take note that spectrum giveaways reminiscent of this one were liable for the birth of WiFi within the first place. Within the meantime, the problem of interference remains unresolved-as the spectrum space shall be open to anyone who wants to take advantage of it, in preference to auctioning it off to a corporation that could have sole access. But in response to such concerns, the FCC says ” we are confident that some great benefits of moving forward are so significant that we must always act now.” [ NY Times ]
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