Fast wireless broadband backers: c'mon FCC, you know it works

Vikingod · Aug 27, 2007, 01:51 PM

Source: Ars Technica
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The future of unlicensed wireless broadband that would operate in the same spectrum as digital television is in the Federal Communications Commission's hands after the White Spaces Coalition has left the decision of whether to retest a prototype device up to the Commission.

The Coalition submitted a prototype device to the FCC for testing in March, followed by a second device in May. At the beginning of August, the FCC reported back on its testing, and the results supported the broadcasters' position, panning a prototype device from the White Spaces Coalition because it could not reliably detect digital television signals. A couple of weeks later, Coalition member Microsoft said that it had figured out the problem: the prototype was busted. What's more, the FCC didn't bother to test the backup unit.

Judas · Aug 27, 2007, 06:27 PM

wtf

Motorola in on this as well...

yourlink is using a pile of unliecenced system which are due to law, limited to a specific range and power output.... if they were liecenced, they'd probably cover 3x the area.

Aug 27, 2007, 01:51 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Fast wireless broadband backers: c'mon FCC, you know it works Source: Ars Technica __________ The future of unlicensed wireless broadband that would operate in the same spectrum as digital television is in the Federal Communications Commission's hands after the White Spaces Coalition has left the decision of whether to retest a prototype device up to the Commission. The Coalition submitted a prototype device to the FCC for testing in March, followed by a second device in May. At the beginning of August, the FCC reported back on its testing, and the results supported the broadcasters' position, panning a prototype device from the White Spaces Coalition because it could not reliably detect digital television signals. A couple of weeks later, Coalition member Microsoft said that it had figured out the problem: the prototype was busted. What's more, the FCC didn't bother to test the backup unit.