white space

FCC Starts Up Its Radio White Space System, New Wireless Tech En-Route

BY Kit EatonTue Dec 1, 2009 at 8:42 AM

After a year of dithering, controversy and retro-thinking government meddling, the FCC has finally begun the process of enabling new whitespace broadband Wi-Fi devices. Good news. But if it makes you scratch your head, then let us ...READ»

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Microsoft Building One-Mile Wi-Fi

BY Chris DannenThu Aug 27, 2009 at 11:58 AM

Despite protestations from the Bush administration, the FCC succeeded last year in making a certain chunk of the nation's TV and radio spectrum--dubbed "white space"--available to unlicensed broadcasters. That meant that companies ...READ»

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Tech Watch: Cheap Nationwide WiFi

BY Chris DannenThu Nov 6, 2008 at 1:00 PM

Lots of news stories have been trampled by Election Day coverage, but none more nerdily exciting than Tuesday's FCC decision to open up “white space” – or space in the 700MHz range of the wireless spectrum – for unlicensed wireless use. Imagine a new Bluetooth frequency that could rove hundreds of miles, instead of just a few feet.READ»