back to article Google flaps free flag in white space database race

Nine companies are bidding to run the US white space database, but only Google plans to give access away for free - which should ensure the race doesn't last long. The FCC plans for exploiting white space - unused TV spectrum - require the creation of a database showing which frequencies are available and where. Nine companies …

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  1. J-Wick
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    Can we vote on headlines, too? That one was brilliant.

  2. Jerome 0

    It's a no-brainer

    "Nine companies are bidding to run the US white space database, but only Google plans to give access away for free - which should ensure the race doesn't last long."

    Why? Surely there's still eight companies to choose from?

  3. Tom Chiverton 1
    FAIL

    hang on

    Hang on, so they'll be (say) 5 database providers. one of my devices knows about A and B, and the other D and E. So they'll still interfere.

    Unless the plan is to have 5 providers on one shared database ? In which, why not have just one ?

    Umm ?

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