THE TV White Spaces Consortium (TWSC) has found that the UK’s white space can be used to improve broadband coverage.
The TWSC, which comprises 17 firms including the BBC, BSkyb, BT, Microsoft, Nokia, Samsung and Virgin Media, has spent the last 10 months trialing possible uses for white space, the parts of the radio frequency spectrum that fall between TV channels. The consortium will report to Ofcom that white space can be used to meet the growing demand for wireless connectivity, urging the UK communications regulator to put forward a regulatory framework to protect white space licensees. […]
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