FCC Votes to Open Spectrum for 5G, Internet of Things

By Lydia Beyoud, Bloomberg BNA

The Federal Communications Commission approved rules today to allow wireless carriers and other technology innovators to use high-frequency radio airwaves, laying groundwork for the next evolution of wireless technology expected to support the expanding “Internet of Things.”

“I do believe that this is one of the, if not the, most important decisions this agency will make this year,” FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said at the commission’s July meeting. “By becoming the first nation to identify high band spectrum, the United States is ushering in the 5G era of high capacity, high speed, low latency wireless ...