White Space

June 2009 switch to from analog to digital

http://reboot.fcc.gov/spectrumdashboard/searchSpectrum.seam

HIGH FREQUENCY(short distances)

LOW FREQUENCY(Long distances)

700 MHz: Mobile: Verizon, AT&T: $20 billion

54-806: “white space”

The Spectrum

FCC Vote 9/22

“Today's announcement from the FCC is a critical step towards a robust wireless future that will benefit all Americans."

“We know from experience that unlicensed spectrum can trigger unexpected but hugely beneficial innovation.”

9x faster

3x stronger

Goes Farther

Device connections

Future: WiFi on “steroids”

Database mandated

Tests:

Redmund, VA

Claudville, VA

Wilmington, NC

The Internet Of Things

• View this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfEbMV295Kk

Current worth: $4 billion (total)

Future: +$7.3 billion per year*New devices

*Innovation

WiFi

Helpful Resources

• Google Public Policy Blog: “FCC vote on white spaces lays promising”: http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2010/09/fcc-vote-on-white-spaces-lays-promising.html

• The Economist: “white space wireless”: http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2010/09/white-space_wireless

• Gigaom: “All You Need to Know About White Spaces Broadband”: http://gigaom.com/2010/09/22/all-you-need-to-know-about-white-spaces-broadband/

• Cnet: “FCC officially frees TV white space spectrum”: http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-20017435-266.html

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