Two months after Google got permission to test its TV whitespace (TVWS) database from the FCC, the Commission is approving it for operation. Registered wireless devices operating on unlicensed TV bands are able to use the database to automatically determine which channels are OK to transmit on where they are by sending it their encrypted location information. Individuals and organizations can also browse the database to see which bands are available for use in their area.
Google has pushed unlicensed TVWS for years as a cost-effective way to bring broadband service to sparsely populated rural communities whose economics don’t justify building out traditional cable or fiber lines. It initially got permision to start testing the...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/29/4478424/google-tv-whitespace-database-approved-by-fcc
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