Looking to head off the kind of communications crowding and interference that has disrupted emergency services in times of crisis — and to make room for the continued growth of 802.11 WiFi and other wireless devices, networks and services — the Federal Communications Commission opened up a large chunk of unlicensed spectrum this week. The commission ordered the availability of an additional 255 MHz of spectrum in the unlicensed, 5-GHz band — an 80 percent increase designed to accommodate more unlicensed devices and “harmonize” the spectrum with worldwide standards.
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FCC Spectrum Increase Gives Wireless “Room for the Technology To Grow”
Posted by: Jay Lyman November 14, 2003 09:58 AMLooking to head off the kind of communications crowding and interference that has disrupted emergency services in times of crisis — and to make room for the continued growth of 802.11 WiFi and other wireless devices, networks and services — the Federal Communications Commission opened up a large chunk of unlicensed spectrum this week. The commission ordered the availability of an additional 255 MHz of spectrum in the unlicensed, 5-GHz band — an 80 percent increase designed to accommodate more unlicensed devices and “harmonize” the spectrum with worldwide standards.