Defense Department, firms reach Wi-Fi pact
Feb 6, 2003 12:00 PM
Tech companies and the Department of Defense announced a compromise
Friday on the future of wireless networking, addressing military
concerns about radar interference in the 5 GHz band. The two sides said
Friday that they had reached a resolution that establishes a new radio
frequency threshold for products using unlicensed radio spectrum --
primarily Wi-Fi products.
The Department of Defense worried that the cumulative effect of Wi-Fi
products could interfere with the military's use of radar because the
regions of the spectrum in which Wi-Fi and radar operate overlap. The
new resolution encourages the use of the 5GHz band in the United States
and internationally. The use of this band is likely to be a significant
topic at the upcoming World Radiocommunication Conference in June in
Geneva.
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