The Wi-Fi Alliance says it’s taken more steps toward compromise since backers of LTE-Unlicensed slammed a coexistence workshop that took place last week. But those moves haven’t brought about wireless peace just yet.
LTE-U is a system for running LTE networks in some of the unlicensed frequencies used by Wi-Fi. The workshop, the latest of several intended to make sure LTE-U doesn’t unfairly interfere with Wi-Fi, brought together participants that want to use the new cellular system as well as those devoted to Wi-Fi.
When it was done, the Alliance said a test for coexistence was on track for completion next month. However, LTE-U supporters, including Qualcomm, said the whole effort was technically unsound and biased against them.
Representatives of both sides are supposed to be working toward consensus on a test to make sure LTE-U and Wi-Fi products can get along. But some LTE-U backers objected to aspects of the proposed test plan after the workshop last week.
(Score: 2) by frojack on Monday August 15 2016, @06:10PM
That's just it, there is no such non interference prohibitions in wifi space.
That's kind of goes hand in hand with "unlicensed". Your neighbor's wifi already interferes with your router and you have no recourse but to move your router's channel selection somewhere else. Interference is built into the wifi spec.
Will LTE be restricted to these same channels? Who knows at this point?
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(Score: 2) by archfeld on Monday August 15 2016, @07:28PM
Unlicensed should not equate to unregulated. There needs to be some frequency separation and power limitations. I don't need a license to use a CB but if I jack the power way up and interfere with other people using their toys that is wrong. I'd like to see free use but within a set spectrum. As more and more wireless things come out we are going to need to maintain some order or things are going to go to shit real quick. If a neighbor using 'unlicensed' LTE started really hosing up my WIFI, I'd have to return the favor and that would not do anyone any good, and only hinder new development. This is why we can't get new cool toys.
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