By W. David Gardner, InformationWeek
The so-called “super Wi-Fi” technology is the first significant block of spectrum made available for unlicensed use in more than 20 years. As expected, the FCC approved the unlicensed “white spaces” spectrum Thursday in a rare unanimous vote on an important issue. Now comes the hard part: bringing the “Super Wi-Fi” technology to market. The white spaces that exist among TV bands in the 470 to 698 MHz frequencies have faster speeds, valuable propagation features and penetrate walls easily while covering wide areas. The technology is expected to go a long way towards mitigating the looming spectrum crisis. A startup has a new firewall that accurately identifies applications and enforces policies There are a couple of hitches, however. A database will have to be created so users won’t interfere with each other and broadcasters and microphone users will have to be convinced the technology won’t interfere with their use. The FCC announced solutions to the problems.
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