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White Space Technologies

White Space Technologies. By Heather Dunn. What is it? . The open spaces between TV channels Can be used for lots of wireless innovations White space between the color spectrums in the TV

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White Space Technologies

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  1. White Space Technologies By Heather Dunn

  2. What is it? • The open spaces between TV channels • Can be used for lots of wireless innovations • White space between the color spectrums in the TV • -“White Spaces are the blank pages on which we write our broadband future” (Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein)

  3. Where are they located? The Electromagnetic Spectrum

  4. Through the years In the 1940’s the entire spectrum was used to bring people channels 2-14 Now most TV is delivered through cable or satellite

  5. FCC and their decision Voted 5-0 November 4th to open the airwaves in order to provide internet to rural and low-income areas Approved the plan to give cellphones and laptops, connected to the internet, the right to white spaces Read further regulations @ www.fcc.gov/

  6. What about the artists? There is a possibility of interfering with broadcast channels too Many people in the music industry are against this free distribution in fear that it will hinder their wireless microphones.

  7. And the Sports? NFL offered FCC to use two stadiums to test out devices during games SuperBowl XLII: 10,000 wireless devices, operating on 2,000 radio frequencies Many fears of interference with broadcasts, interview, and mics on the player

  8. Moving forward to a bright future! • Look forward to: • Home networks without cords • New entertainment • Public safety • Communication always available • High speed internet and mobile services Learn More Today! www.wirelessinnovationalliance.org/

  9. So sit back, relax and wait to enjoy the New and Bright Future!

  10. References White Space Technologies. Welcome to White Space. Retrieved November 14, 2008, from http://www.whitespace-tech.com/ (November 4, 2008) The Other Big Vote—on opening America’s “White Spaces” [Interview transcript]. Retrieved from Free Press http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0f48mSyGDQ&NR=1 Kang, Cecilia (2008, November 5). FCC Expands Use of Airways. The Washington Post. Retrieved from http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp- dyn/content/article/2008/11/04/AR2008110403425.html Gardner, W. David (2008, June 27). NFL, ESPN Offer Stadiums for ‘White Space’ Spectrum Tests. Information Week. Retrieved from http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/business/showArticl e.jhtml?articleID=208801344 Sherwood, James (2008, September 26). Welcometo the White Space [Interview transcript]. Retrieved from Wireless Innovation Alliance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCUUSGVgjV4&feature=related

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