FCC turns to Wi-Fi in bid to ease spectrum crunch

LAS VEGAS - The FCC is moving to free up a “substantial” amount of additional spectrum for Wi-Fi in order to relieve network congestion issues. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski made the announcement at CES while being interviewed on stage at CES by Consumer Electronics Association President Gary Shapiro. Genachowki plans to free up additional wireless spectrum for unlicensed use to reduce the potential of hitting a “Wi-Fi wall.” He called Wi-Fi an integral part of the broadband ecosystem both wired and wireless. "We're moving to free up a substantial amount of spectrum for WiFi to relieve WiFi congestion and improve WiFi...