FCC Approves Superfast Wi-Fi Tethering

New mobile virtual and augmented reality devices are coming soon, thanks to the FCC’s ruling.

By Rick Richardson
Technology This Week

On the same day it voted to restore net neutrality laws, the FCC unanimously approved plans by several tech companies to use the 6GHz range for wireless devices.

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FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel suggested the new regulations, and they would allow meager power (VLP) operations – which means their signals won’t be able to travel very far – in about 850 MHz of the spectrum. Under the regulations, devices may “use higher power levels” if they are geofenced to avoid interfering with genuine permitted 6GHz usage. Additionally, the FCC will be accepting opinions on ways it can increase the use of the 6GHz spectrum by technological devices.

Posted on November 21, 2023

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Rick Richardson, CPA.CITP, CGMA, is the CEO and founder of Richardson Media & Technologies and editor and publisher of Technology This Week, regularly featured at CPA Trendlines under special arrangement.

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