Obama Administration Double 500MHz Spectrum
Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 11:53 am
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The Obama administration announced Monday that it will double the amount of airwaves available for mobile broadband to meet the demands of smartphones and other wireless gadgets expected to explode in popularity.
Over the next decade, President Obama pledged to make available 500 megahertz of radiowaves for high-speed wireless carriers. The commitment backs a proposal by the Federal Communications Commission to auction off broadcasters' and government spectrum to commercial carriers that envision their networks running home appliances, automobile applications, tablet computers and other wireless devices.