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UK Approves of 5.8GHz For Rural Broadband

Posted by Hemos on from the making-best-use-of-the-air-waves dept.

Tandoori Haggis writes "BBC News reports a major decision by UK Government to approve the use of 5.8 GHz C-band for use with wireless broadband. A prime consideration is the desire to provide broadband access for rural areas where broadband cable might be prohibitively expensive to impliment. Previously there had been resistance to freeing up 5.8GHz because it is in an area of the RF spectrum used by C-band radars."

3 of 111 comments (clear)

  1. Re:line of sight by PPGMD · · Score: 2, Funny
    The solar-powered airplane hovering over the area would be a nice solution to that problem.

    Until the first thunderstorm pops up and knocks it down like the Helios.

    Theres an old saying in flying:
    A thunderstorm is natures way of saying up yours.

  2. Re:Impliment? by Aardpig · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is that some weird Brit misspelling, like flavour or neighbour?

    Potatoe? Is our children learning?

    --
    Tubal-Cain smokes the white owl.
  3. giant dish? by cloudmaster · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hooray! I knew that if I kept that 8 foot C-band dish up in the backyard, it'd someday come back into style! All those neighbors who've laughed at my giant dish will again be envious, just like in the 80's...