Wireless researchers from Rice University have developed a way to make the most of the unused UHF TV spectrum with the creation of a multiuser, multiantenna transmission scheme. The UHF band is traditionally used for television broadcasts.
The scheme uses multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) to utilize several antennae to boost data rates without additional channels or transmitter power. The UHF-band multiuser MIMO was tested at 2.4GHz, and 5.8GHz WiFi using the University wireless open-access research platform (WARP), and side-by-side results showed that the transmission scheme produced high spectral efficiency and low-overhead wireless access. The use of UHF spectrum for broadband internet would be ideal in rural areas where wired broadband is not available.
Read more about the transmission scheme developed at Rice University to use unused UHF spectrum for broadband internet.
