Wireless industry slams NAB's white space 'misinformation'
The row over US ‘white space’ spectrum continues, with the newly formed
Wireless Innovation Alliance <http://wirelessinnovationalliance.com/>
stepping up its campaign to convince the FCC and the industry that
wireless devices can be used in these areas without interfering with
digital TV signals.
The WIA last week accused the broadcast industry, as represented by the
National Association of Broadasters (NAB), of misleading the public just
as the FCC prepares to test updated wireless devices from the likes of
Microsoft (the original prototypes failed non-interference testing,
though the WIA claims this had more to do with poor testing methods than
real problems for digital TV signals). These products are designed to
work in an unused channel within the digital TV band, but to switch to
another channel if the first is needed for a television signal.
The WIA was formed last month to lobby the FCC to complete testing and
move forward with technical guidelines. Six House of Representatives
members wrote to FCC chairman Kevin Martin recently to urge a final
decision in the next few months. The transition from analog to digital
TV is due to be completed in February 2009.
“Upcoming testing of white space concept devices is meant to assist FCC
engineers to craft the strongest possible rules while ensuring maximum
public benefit. Yet instead of respecting the FCC’s desire to perform
concept testing, your recent public misinformation campaign has confused
the testing process and misled the public and policy makers,” stated the
WIA in a letter
<http://wirelessinnovationalliance.com/files/WIA%20letter%20to%20NAB%20re%20WS%20testing.pdf>
to NAB president David Rehr....
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/17/wia_nab_white_space_spat/>
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