Open The Airwaves
Some interesting developments are shaping up in the US with the de-comissioning of the analogue broadcasting airwaves in 2009. Once the switch off has taken place, the 700mhz wireless spectrum will be sold at auction and made available for other uses - and its ability to easily travel through walls and over long distances has obvious appeal to computer users.
Google is leading the way with its plan to bid for the spectrum (Read more 1,2), while US mobile network Verizon initially put up objections to the auction. In a surprising turnaround however, Verizon recently announced that it would open up its existing network to other devices and other users (Read more 1,2). That will presumably come at a cost, but the real reasoning seems to be to get ahead in future world of wireless access to all manor of devices ...and however it happens, that future definitely seems to be coming.
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