There may never have been this many people this excited about white space. Today the commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission agreed to the rules that will allow unlicensed use of the empty space between TV channels (available now that TV has gone totally digital), and opens the door to super wi-fi networks whose reach could be measured in miles.
Unlike current Wi-Fi airwaves, whose reach can be measured in feet, the spectrum that would carry Super Wi-Fi would be able to travel for several miles because of that lower frequency. Through brick walls, even—something your Linksys really struggles with. [Gizmodo]
The white space issue lingered in legal limbo for years. Opponents' primary objection was that using these space would interfere with TV signals, and so the FCC's prior rules, from 2008
, required pricey "spectrum sensing."
The new order eliminates a requirement that devices scan the airwaves for available ...
