5Ghz Wireless ready to go
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on February 3, 2003 at 3:10:31 PM
The 5Ghz band has been under fire from the military as it overlaps some radar frequencies. A compromised has now overcome this and a 300Mhz slice has been given to companies. Well, to anyone, it is in the unliscensed portion. In comparison, only 83Mhz is given in the 2.4Ghz spec. Now, two senators want an addition 255Mhz in the 5Ghz spec.
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The resolution will also apply to the additional spectrum that is being requested by Sens. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and George Allen, R-Va., under the proposed Jumpstart Broadband Act. The bill proposes opening up an additional 255MHz of contiguous spectrum in the 5GHz band. A 300MHz slice of the 5GHz band is being used for wireless networking, while only 83MHz of spectrum is being used in the 2.4GHz band.