Saturday, March 22, 2008

Google wants to fill the TV white spaces


Google wants to fill the TV white spaces


Google will discuss Monday in a conference call about the unused TV spectrum band that are between broadcast channels known as white spaces.


Companies want to use this spectrum for Internet access; also FCC has successfully tested several prototypes that use the white space to transmit wireless communication signals from Koninklijke Philips Electronics, Adaptrum, Motorola, Philips and Microsoft. But TV broadcasters and Sprint Nextel a cell phone carrier are opposing to this technology saying that it will cause interference.


Until now Google hasn’t submitted any prototype only its own white space testing results in December. 

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