Posted Aug 13th 2007 11:59AM by Joshua Topolsky
Filed under: Wireless
Hot on the heels of the "white space device" test flop of 2007 (i.e.,
last week's news)
Microsoft is regrouping and firing back at the FCC's findings, claiming that the initial prototype was "defective," but a new model works correctly. In an attempt to convince US regulators that use of the soon-to-be-abandoned
700MHz spectrum is "safe" for wireless internet services, Microsoft (along with
White Space Coalition cohorts such as
Google and
Intel) is claiming that the technology is sound and
can work side by side with its broadcast television neighbors -- and they have proof. As you'll recall, the first round of tests apparently produced "static" on nearby channels -- leading the FCC to send the coalition packing -- but Redmond is claiming that a new study carried out by the airwave-controlling agency yielded positive results. So, what might have been a major wind-out-of-the-sails-moment for the 700MHz-champions is starting to look more like a healthy gust of air.
source : engadget.com
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