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Article: 700 MHz band to be used for broadband worldwide.(Upfront)
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- RCR Wireless News
- Article date:
- November 19, 2007
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Byline: JEFFREY SILVA
The United States teamed with neighboring countries to get the 700 MHz band identified for wireless broadband services in the Americas and major markets in Asia at the close of the World Radiocommunication Conference in Geneva, effectively setting the foundation for a global market for cutting-edge cellphone and WiMAX services and products in frequencies being relinquished in various timeframes by broadcasters around the globe.
"This conference has helped create a much larger market for wireless broadband technologies and services,'' said Ambassador Richard Russell, head of the U.S. delegation and a top official in the White House ...