White Space Mobile Internet Coming To UK
Ofcom has revealed it will allow UK ISPs to utilise white space technology to offer broadband connections and the technology utilises unused parts of the spectrum, typically between 470 and 790MHz, usually reserved for TV broadcasts to transmit and also receive wireless signals. Ofcom also sees an opportunity to use white spaces for machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, where the long-range frequencies would be able to carry data from deep within buildings and the regulator also believes the technology will help alleviate pressures on wireless networks and also eventually expects the amount of white space utilised by ISPs to be equivelent to the spectrum currently used for 3G services provided by mobile networks in the country……………..
