IDG Contributor Network: Are cellular operators trying to kill Wi-Fi?
The Wi-Fi industry is very worried about cellular operators’ plans to deploy an unlicensed version of LTE, the global 4G mobile phone standard, in spectrum already used by Wi-Fi networks.
In response, the Wi-Fi Alliance wants the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to delay approval of unlicensed LTE (LTE-U) products that play by the same rules that enabled Wi-Fi to become what the Alliance describes as an “enormous economic engine.”
Specifically, the Wi-Fi Alliance has asked the FCC to withhold equipment authorizations for LTE-U products until the Alliance has developed and performed its own coexistence tests.
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