Super Wi-Fi Standard Progresses, Despite Spectrum Uncertainty

The standards body that has created several Wi-Fi standards has published the standard for a new form of Wi-Fi that would operate in vacant TV broadcast spectrum known as TV white spaces. Equipment supporting the IEEE standard, designated 802.11af-2013, can cover four times the area of traditional 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi, explained Bruce Kraemer, chairman of the IEEE 802.11 working group.