Google Rolls Out Experimental White Space Broadband2010-09-15 09:29 by DanielaTags: white space, broadband
Google's big plan to bring fiber connections to as much as 500,000 Americans are still underway, but the company is experimenting on a smaller scale with other broadband technologies, putting to good use the white space spectrum left unused after TV broadcasts went digital. "I'm in Logan, Ohio, today to announce that Spectrum Bridge, the Hocking Valley Community Hospital, and Google have teamed up to deploy a broadband network using the TV white spaces," Larry Alder, Business Operations Project Manager at Google wrote. "This is an exciting new deployment – the first of its kind for a hospital – demonstrating the potential of the TV white spaces to improve broadband and spark new applications in healthcare," he added. "First responder vehicles, hospital grounds as well as the health department are being equipped with high-speed wireless Internet access. Additionally, the hospital is using the network to manage its outdoor video surveillance system," he continued. Read more -here-
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