white spaces

Search giant buckles to antitrust pressure. Meanwhile, the tech industry gears up for Obama presidency and the FCC opens up "white spaces."

The Federal Communications Commission has opened up so-called wireless white spaces–unused spectrum between broadcast channels–in a move the agency hopes paves the way for ‘Wi-Fi on Steroids’.

In a statement following the FCC’s 5-0 approval (Techmeme), Chairman Kevin Martin said: Opening the white spaces will allow for the creation of a Wi-Fi on steroids.

The FCC unanimously approves rules that will open unused broadcast TV spectrum known as "white spaces" for unlicensed use.

Google on Monday said it has a plan to have American consumers from Manhattan to rural North Dakota surfing the Web on handheld gadgets at gigabits-per-second speeds by the 2009 holiday season.

Google is planning a conference call with journalists on Monday to discuss a company filing with the FCC regarding the use of unused portions of the TV spectrum band, known as white spaces.

On the 11:30 a.m.

EST call will be Rick Whitt, Google's Washington telecom and ...