[usconservative]

Anybody who has read the article, what are the frequencies of operation they are talking about here?

The "white space" they're referring to will be the portion of the band spectrum left vacant by the Television stations after the conversion to digital television is complete. The reason these frequencies are desireable for high-speed internet for example, is because transmisions in this space are subject to multi-path communications. "Multi-Path" is the reason you'd see ghosting of images on your TV due to the analog nature of transmissions. Multi-path is bad for TV, but great for wireless internet access.

[Thermalseeker]

The "white space" they're referring to will be the portion of the band spectrum left vacant by the Television stations after the conversion to digital television is complete. The reason these frequencies are desireable for high-speed internet for example, is because transmisions in this space are subject to multi-path communications. "Multi-Path" is the reason you'd see ghosting of images on your TV due to the analog nature of transmissions. Multi-path is bad for TV, but great for wireless internet access.

Actually, I was curious about the specific frequencies and had suspected it might be TV spectrum. I hold an MSEE and have done a lot of work in wireless, primarily cellular and terrestrial microwave and, to a lesser extent, certain military applications. Just too lazy to look it up for myself. Thanks just the same, though....