New global alliance to promote white space spectrum adoption

SINGAPORE – A group of 23 multinational and smaller businesses – including Microsoft and a Canadian startup called 6Harmonics – have formed a new global alliance to promote regulatory policies for new spectrum sharing technologies that have the potential to address growing wireless data and digital divide challenges. The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance will also focus on promoting laws and regulations to ensure that spectrum technology can extend rural broadband, support the development of smart cities and help ensure that consumers and their devices have wireless bandwidth when and where they need it. As global demand for wireless connectivity continues...