Future Shock: Cognitive Radio and Spectrum Policy
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Claim: cognitive radio plus a white spaces database lets devices query location and nearby transmitters to use underutilized bands dynamically, enabling secondary unlicensed use and avoiding incumbents. Microsoft researchers demonstrate a prototype network that finds and shifts to available channels, aiming to handle projected 20x to 40x growth in wireless video demand. The talk shows an implemented system, its runtime spectrum selection method, and argues for policy that combines technical rules with incumbent protections to unlock low-cost connectivity.
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