'Super Wi-Fi' poised for growth in US, elsewhere
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So-called "Super Wi-Fi," which offers a bigger range than existing hotspots, is being deployed in the United States (US) and generating interest in a number of countries, including Britain and Brazil. --PHOTO: AFP
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Move over Wi-Fi, there's a new wireless technology coming.
So-called "Super Wi-Fi," which offers a bigger range than existing hotspots, is being deployed in the United States (US) and generating interest in a number of countries, including Britain and Brazil.
Super Wi-Fi is not really Wi-Fi because it uses a different frequency and requires specially designed equipment, but it offers some of Wi-Fi's advantages, and more.
The name was coined by the US Federal Communications Commission in 2010, when it approved the deployment of unused broadcast television spectrum, or so-called "white spaces," for wireless broadband.
