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FCC Opens Wireless 3.6GHZ Band

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the two-scoops-of-spectrum dept.

mdeb writes "Broadband Reports has a story on the FCC opening up a portion of the 3.6 GHz spectrum. "This initiative would reserve 50 megahertz in the 3.6 GHz band for unlicensed wireless Internet operations. Setting aside this spectrum would make it easier for vendors to build devices that would work across all Wi-Fi frequencies and create new wireless Internet opportunities in rural America. The new proposal would allow transmissions at power levels higher than currently permitted for Part 15 unlicensed devices.""

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  1. Rural Broadband via Wireless by Johnny+Doughnuts · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Does this mean if I lived out in the 'country', and my neighbours had nodes, or a corporate sponsership program was setup, internet would be readily available?

    (honest question, seriously)

  2. Covering all spectrums? by drewzhrodague · · Score: 4, Interesting

    With so many different rf ranges available for potential IP traffic, how do we cover all bands? I'm psyched that there are so many options available to us, b, g, a. It's nice to see so many unintended uses. Welcome to the future!

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  3. Re:Does distance scale with frequency? by pholower · · Score: 4, Interesting

    But since this is only been reserved for internet usage you will not have all of the other crap on this range as you do on the 2.4GHz band. Cell phones, portable handhelds, WiFi, 2-ways... etc. This list goes on, and companies keep building more items for them.

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  4. Goodie, more power in the air! by bo0ork · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Luckily, no-one has proved that high-frequency constant radiation is bad for your health. Yet.

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  5. Whats my power limit? by randomErr · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I was wondering how much power can I put out? .1 watts? 10 watts? 100 watts?

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