From PC Mag: A US plan that could let satellites supply data to laptops and smartphones using Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radio bands is facing some pushback over concerns about interference.
Last month, the Federal Communications Commission introduced a novel proposal to enable satellites to beam data to consumer and IoT devices already equipped with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chips. This includes harnessing the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands commonly used by Wi-Fi routers. However, resistance is emerging among wireless internet service providers (WISPs) that use radio signals to deliver broadband to local homes and businesses.
“Alas, this proposal does not align with the laws of physics or with the public interest,” Laurence Brett Glass, an electrical engineer who founded the WISP Lariat in Wyoming, told the FCC last week. It's an "existential threat" to users of the radio spectrum.
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