The NAB has beenbattling whitened outer space networks for years , but the engineering science that repurposes unused telly spectrum as a Wi - Fi signal is finally getting a trial period in Claudville , Virginia .
https://gizmodo.com/bill-gates-says-white-space-is-for-free-wi-fi-broadcas-367977
The idea is simple , but the political science are n’t . All snowy space networks do is stick information into the idle frequencies that neighbour television signals , but broadcasters are afraid that TV signaling are n’t robust enough to handle datum being packed in so tightly . This trial will be the first real - world trial of that impression .
Hopefully all will go well and the tech will be able to provide rural communities with the broadband they ’ve been hurting for . [ Ars Technica ]
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