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New Lighting Technology To Wipe Out Wi-Fi Access?

Posted by Hemos on from the extinction-level dept.

Richard Evans writes "Focus on Broadband Wireless Internet Access has an article [cached by google ] on the potentially catastrophic interference to Communications Users Of The 2.4 GHz Band e.g. Wi-Fi, DECT and Bluetooth by a new lighting technology called RF Lighting."

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  1. Would This Be Legal? by suwalski · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Assuming such lighting causes severe interference tothe 2.4 GHz band, would some government organizationg (FCC or whatever) not regulate this? I would think that I could not produce a product that causes interference to these devices without registration/approval from the right regulation boards.

  2. More links by hochwald · · Score: -1, Redundant

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