Didn't WiLAN invest a lot of research dollars in this Wireless Broadband technology cited below in a San Diego startup? Once again, as with wifi, WiLAN is cleaned out by the robber barons and left with nothing to show for it....
F.C.C. to Free Airwaves for Wi-Fi and Wireless Broadband
By EDWARD WYATT
MARCH 31, 2014
WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission approved measures on Monday that will free up more airwaves for Wi-Fi and wireless broadband. The agency also moved to help curb increasing cable rates for consumers, but in doing so cracked down hard on the ability of broadcast stations to negotiate jointly in competition with cable systems.
Perhaps the most significant move by the commission was to allow a broad swath of airwaves to be used for outdoor unlicensed broadband, clearing the way for a new generation of Wi-Fi networks and other uses of freely available airwaves.
Unlike the airwaves used for mobile phone traffic, which are licensed to a specific company, unlicensed spectrum can be used by anyone. Previous establishments of unlicensed airwaves led to innovations like garage-door openers, baby monitors, wireless microphones and Wi-Fi networks.
“This will make it easier for all of us to consume a wide range of content on our mobile devices, most notably high-definition video, without frustrating lags or delays,” Mary L. Brown, director of technology and spectrum policy at Cisco Systems, said in a post on the company’s blog.
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