Broadband Plan Addresses Need for more Spectrum

April 7, 2010 written by John Watson

As both policy makers and the public continue to digest the 376 pages that make up the FCC’s National Broadband Plan released March 16th, a strong focus remains on the importance of accommodating the growing use of broadband.  As the number of heavily data-dependent smartphone owners grows, mobile broadband and its reliance on increased spectrum is a critical issue that the FCC plan attempts to address.    

In a column posted on ZDNet, entitled, “CTIA: More Spectrum, and Other Ways to Break the Wireless Data, the author contends that the ever-increasing amount of mobile-broadband-using devices such as Kindles, smartphones, and netbooks require more spectrum to be available for mobile broadband.  Increasing spectrum, however, the author notes, will be a challenge for the FCC and the National Broadband Plan, which proposes to free up hundreds more megahertz over the next several years.  

In order for more individuals to engage in the mobile broadband realm, the author notes, more spectrum must be available to accommodate increased data flow.  To read the complete article, please click here.