The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has approved the first database of unlicensed wireless spectrum that can be used by new so-called white spaces devices. The FCC’s Office of Engineering and ...

In recent years, experts have suggested using TV “white spaces,” or unused broadcasting frequencies on TV networks, to address geographic disparities in broadband access. Here are six things to know ...

The National Association of Broadcasters had said that a white spaces device had failed, but the FCC disputes the NAB's rhetoric A wireless broadband device tested by the U.S. Federal Communications ...

The NAB has been battling white spaces networks for years, but the technology that repurposes unused TV spectrum as a Wi-Fi signal is finally getting a trial period ...

WASHINGTON — Seven technology vendors, including Microsoft, Google and Dell, have started working together to help create a database of occupied channels in the so-called television white-spaces ...

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“IEEE 802.22 systems will provide broadband access to wide regional areas around the world and bring reliable and secure high-speed communications to under-served and un-served communities. This new ...