Imagine what crazy technology we'd have if more spectrum was available for free-for-all access. Generally I think the FCC does a reasonable job, but I really doubt FM radio is really the best use of that huge swath of beautiful spectrum.
They should think about pulling out little regions of spectra normally used for other things and let the market try to do things with them without restriction. They might end up too saturated to be useful, but we might develop smarter receivers and a cornucopia of new products. It's worth a 1% A/B test I think.
The nice thing about 2.4ghz is that it's pretty well attenuated by walls.
That sounds like a disadvantage... but it does let you cram a lot of transmitters into a city. If everyone had a 102Mhz transmitter the resulting network would be like a class room full of five year old boys who each had their own megaphone.
> Imagine what crazy technology we'd have if more spectrum was available for free-for-all access.
Well, FCC only regulates the U.S., right?
what happens in countries where there's more bands available? i remember a router that allowed me to select twice more wifi channels if i mention i was in japan...
They should think about pulling out little regions of spectra normally used for other things and let the market try to do things with them without restriction. They might end up too saturated to be useful, but we might develop smarter receivers and a cornucopia of new products. It's worth a 1% A/B test I think.