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In the UK, the use of wireless microphone systems requires a Wireless Telegraphy Act license, except for the license-free bands of 173.8–175.0 MHz and 863–865 MHz, sometimes referred to as "Channel 70" (not to be confused with TV Channel 69, which was 854–862 MHz and always required a license from JFMG Ltd, [1] although licenses are no longer available for that band).
In the UK, use of wireless microphone systems requires a Wireless Telegraphy Act license, except for the license free bands of 173.8–175.0 MHz and 863–865 MHz. In 2013 the UK communications regulator, Ofcom , held an auction in which the UHF band from 790 MHz to 862 MHz was sold to be used for mobile broadband services.
Range is a crucial difference between Wi-Fi and TV white space. On average, TV white space range is 6 miles, but it can be less or more depending on factors such as noise, line of sight and so on. One of the three main TV white space manufactures, Carlson wireless, advertises that their radios can go up to 24.8 miles.
The FCC's mission, specified in Section One of the Communications Act of 1934 and amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (amendment to 47 U.S.C. §151), is to "make available so far as possible, to all the people of the United States, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, rapid, efficient, nationwide, and world-wide wire and radio ...
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IEEE 802.11af, also referred to as White-Fi and Super Wi-Fi, [1] [2] is a wireless computer networking standard in the 802.11 family, that allows wireless local area network (WLAN) operation in TV white space spectrum in the VHF and UHF bands between 54 and 790 MHz. [3] The standard was approved in February 2014. [4]
The initial tests of this internet showed that white space signals travel further and with less interference than Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. White space can help to alleviate some of the problems that are occurring with networks being over crowded. [2] In 2013 the system was still in use. [3]
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