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September 2, 2011 08:05 am
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/Q1zyw7By8_M/UK-To-Get-Whitespace-Radio
UK To Get Whitespace Radio
judgecorp writes "The UK's telecom regulator Ofcom will approve whitespace radio, allowing systems that use vacant spaces in the TV broadcast spectrum, on the same 'license' exempt basis as Wi-Fi. It is hoped that white space radio will solve the rural broadband crisis in the country. From the article: 'Ofcom hopes for deployments by 2013, putting the UK ahead of other countries, and proposes it be used for a higher-power variant of Wi-Fi as well as for rural broadband connections and machine-to-machine communication.'"Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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