Thursday, February 23, 2006
Tech CEOs Urge US Government to Find More Wireless Airwaves
Posted by Raphael Salgado in "ARTICLE" @ 03:00 PM
"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chief executive officers of some leading technology companies plan to call on Thursday for the U.S. government to find more wireless airwaves for use as new applications emerge. The Technology CEO Council said on Wednesday it will issue a report urging Congress to order the Bush administration to analyze which airwaves are not being used best, and how they might be re-allocated."
The Technology CEO Council, comprised of executives from HP, IBM, Intel, Dell, EMC, Unisys, Motorola, and many more, hopes to bring the US up to speed with the rest of the wireless world, since we are held back with regulations that are almost 40 years old. The fact that these companies have a worldwide presence makes the need more evident: in designing and manufacturing their devices, they are constantly running out of room to find a good spectrum of airwaves to work in, from over a half-dozen bands for cellular technology to the oversaturated 2.4GHz frequency used by cordless phones, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi.
Maybe it's just me, but perhaps if we didn't have so many incompatible "emerging standards," we wouldn't be needing all different bands of airwaves for them. With all this bombardment of wireless activity, aren't you glad you can get radiation protection at your local dollar store and eBay? :wink:
The Technology CEO Council, comprised of executives from HP, IBM, Intel, Dell, EMC, Unisys, Motorola, and many more, hopes to bring the US up to speed with the rest of the wireless world, since we are held back with regulations that are almost 40 years old. The fact that these companies have a worldwide presence makes the need more evident: in designing and manufacturing their devices, they are constantly running out of room to find a good spectrum of airwaves to work in, from over a half-dozen bands for cellular technology to the oversaturated 2.4GHz frequency used by cordless phones, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi.
Maybe it's just me, but perhaps if we didn't have so many incompatible "emerging standards," we wouldn't be needing all different bands of airwaves for them. With all this bombardment of wireless activity, aren't you glad you can get radiation protection at your local dollar store and eBay? :wink:
