Broadband wireless communications based on TV white spaces technology should get a boost from an initiative announced today by a consortium of higher education associations, public interest groups and high-tech companies. The initiative, dubbed AIR.U, aims to bring high-speed broadband…
Some broadband wireless Internet service providers are gearing up to deploy point-to-multipoint service in TV white spaces spectrum, despite regulatory uncertainty about the long-term plan for the spectrum. “The FCC declared it as unlicensed for the time being and equipment…
The FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) has designated Microsoft an administrator of the TV whitespaces database. The July 29 designation calls for Microsoft to develop and operate a TV bands database in its geographic area that will identify…
The draft of a new spectrum bill circulating within Congress has raised a furor, particularly within the tech community. The blogosphere has been quite active, with much of the commentary coming out against some of the provisions in the legislation….
Microsoft and Radwin are teaming together to bolster the TV White Space ecosystem, through Microsoft’s Airband initiative, which focuses on rural broadband. Radwin will develop and introduce a TV White Space solution. Fixed wireless technology using TV White Space spectrum…
A bi-partisan coalition of 43 Congressional representatives is asking the FCC to reserve at least three TV white space channels in the 600 MHz band to support rural broadband deployments. “We believe that the television white spaces (TVWS) have strong…
Oct. 19, 2016 – San Jose, CA – San Jose State University’s School of Information (iSchool) in partnership with the Giga- bit Libraries Network (GLN) announced today they have been awarded a National Leadership Grant of nearly $250,000 from the…
TV white spaces broadband wireless technology is on track to see a doubling in the speeds it can support, now that the IEEE has approved the 802.22b standard. The new version of the point-to-multipoint standard can support speeds of 50…
As mobile data usage continues to skyrocket and as the amount of unused spectrum that is ideally suited for fixed and mobile wireless service dwindles, the telecom industry will need to find new ways of maximizing existing resources. With that…
White spaces broadband equipment manufacturer Carlson Wireless aims to use crowdfunding to build the next generation of its equipment. An informational page about Carlson on the Crowdfunder site indicates that the company hopes to raise $5 million within the next 135 days….
The FCC today took action aimed at maximizing unlicensed use of TV white spaces spectrum after the incentive auction of TV broadcast spectrum in the 600 MHz band is completed. The action took the form of two notices of proposed…
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