Yes, I did not miss-spell it, White-Fi or White Space Networking is now live in a test in North Carolina.
White spaces are the radio frequency’s in “unused TV channel areas” .
Using a database to control its use where a TV signal is being used, and not used for white-fi, is the heart of making use of the white space network.
For now, it is being used for “back-haul” connectivity from Internet/ISP to local wi-fi ( 802.11a/b/g/n ). But as this gets going, I would expect to see this deployed in tablet and handheld devices within a year.
There is no doubt the need is there and it will be a game changer for all those monopoly’s of 3g internet service that we all pay through the nose for.
I believe it was first conceived by Microsoft but has spread in interest to Google and the like. Major deployments should be expected in the fall of 2012 and I would think it will be a BUZZ word as folks with little to no broadband connectivity start screaming for it.
Personally, I can find future problems with the new tech network but anything that will provide for the unprovided and stop the congestion of normal 802.11 networking is a plus with any problems sure to be worked out along the way.
That is if the big internet providers don’t lobby lots of restrictions on the white space tech.
Soon to play out in a Super PAC Donation in your Congressional district !
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