Airplay: Sector antennas that concentrate signal coverage have helped to elevate data rates for the UNH TV White Space trial.
Sector antennas, improved spectrum analysis elevate data rates significantly.
Author: Stewart Schley
The second phase of the trial that uses TVWS spectrum to provide over-the-air Internet access from the University of New Hampshire campus to remote libraries produced significantly improved performance, with top downstream data rates nearing 10 Mbps, and upstream rates nearing 5 Mbps.
The UNH Broadband Center of Excellence connected three libraries and selected... Read More
Television's changing spectrum picture could benefit an emerging broadband medium. (Getty Images)
The FCC's proposed reallocation will earmark prized spectrum for license-exempt use.
Author: Stewart Schley
For several years now, a quiet hope has been building around the idea of delivering high-speed Internet signals over freely available frequencies tucked away within the over-the-air TV spectrum. Now, there may be reason to crank up the volume. .
The source of the optimism: the U.S. government. As the Federal Communications Commission reshuffles the deck on prized swaths of over-the-air... Read More