FCC approves Google's 'white space' database operation2013-07-01 09:13 by DanielaTags: FCC
The Federal Communications Commission has allowed Google to operate a database that would make possible unlicensed TV broadcast spectrum to be used for wireless broadband and shared among many users. This whitespace database is primarily a system that will support unlicensed radio devices that transmit on unused spectrum channels in the wireless bands normally used by broadcast TV. It is required that all unlicensed TV radio devices connect with the database system first, in order to get a list of available channels for operation. Only those channels that are not currently used by authorized radio services will be listed, and availability will depend on individual geographical locations. Google has pushed unlicensed TVWS for years as a cost-effective way to bring broadband service to sparsely populated rural areas whose economics don't justify building out traditional cable or fiber lines. It initially got permision to start testing the database back in March and concluded a month later, in April. Read more -here-
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