White open spaces for rural broadband

see whitepaper from Microsoft: https://msblob.blob.core.windows.net/ncmedia/2017/07/Rural-Broadband-Strategy-Microsoft-Whitepaper-FINAL-7-10-17.pdf and write up from Ars Technica: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/07/microsoft-will-help-isps-bring-wireless-internet-to-12-us-states/ Important points: Royalty free patents from Microsoft 600MHZ frequency range – whitespace left freed from sunsetting of analogue TV bands “enables wireless signals to travel over hills and through buildings and trees” 14MHz for unlicensed use The links are well worth visiting, but here’s another... View Article

see whitepaper from Microsoft: https://msblob.blob.core.windows.net/ncmedia/2017/07/Rural-Broadband-Strategy-Microsoft-Whitepaper-FINAL-7-10-17.pdf

and write up from Ars Technica: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/07/microsoft-will-help-isps-bring-wireless-internet-to-12-us-states/

Important points:

  • Royalty free patents from Microsoft
  • 600MHZ frequency range – whitespace left freed from sunsetting of analogue TV bands
  • “enables wireless signals to travel over hills and through buildings and trees”
  • 14MHz for unlicensed use

The links are well worth visiting, but here’s another reason to feel hope for a wireless future.

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