Verizon and T-Mobile join forces in fight for Wi-Fi airwaves
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/08/verizon-and-t-mobile-join-forces-in-fight-for-wi-fi-airwaves/
Verizon has said it intends to deploy LTE-U in 5GHz in
2016. Before the interference controversy threatened to delay
deployments, T-Mobile was expected to use the technology on its
smartphones by the end of 2015. Wireless equipment makers like
Qualcomm see an opportunity to sell more devices and are
integrating LTE-U into their latest technology. Using 5GHz will
let cellular networks boost data speeds over short distances
without requiring users to log in to a separate Wi-Fi network.
But companies from all over the technology industry are arguing
over how much this new technology will interfere with Wi-Fi
networks and how quickly the Federal Communications Commission
should move in allowing it.
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