Wireless Manufacturers Oppose Google's Plan

Wireless Manufacturers Oppose Google's Plan

wireless manufacturers went ballistic when Google came up with  "Free the Airwaves" campaign and decided to file a petition asking the FCC to open up the "white space" spectrum.  White space refers to  unused frequencies in the radio waves portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. Google wants to use the white space to deploy new wireless technologies to deliver broadband internet services to portable devices. Should the petition be approved, wireless audio equipment could face significant interference from personal devices searching for wireless connectivity on the spectrum already being used by high-end audio equipment.  Once this happens, wireless manufacturers and audio producers will be forced to change the way they do business.
Industry professionals hope there will be a technological fix for the problem soon, one that could allow wireless audio equipment to co-exist with devices using wireless broadband on the same spectrum. Companies, especially the smaller ones, are already preparing for the worst, but they are still auspicious that tech giants like Google will not drive them out of business.