Rural territory to the northeast of Carlson's headquarters, the location of
Carlson's next exciting TV white space trial

The number of Americans who don’t have access to a broadband connection is still a whopping 19 million, according to a recent report from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Three-quarters of those Americans live in rural regions or on tribal lands, where the residents aren't clustered in cities and the terrain is often rugged.

Carlson's LongHaul ST-700

The future of spectrum use will include plenty of sharing, dynamic access and other creative ways to make the most of this valuable resource. Utilities and public safety agencies are leading the rend by sharing the 700 MHz Public Safety Broadband Network (PBSN) band. Carlson's award-winning LongHaul ST 700 operates in this robust frequency band, which offers near-line-of-sight connectivity ideal for rural environments.

New Zealand tech consultant Jonathan Brewer has completed a new study thoroughly investigating the feasibility of wide-scale deployment of TV white-space broadband to serve several remote communities in the region.

“TV White Space Technology for Rural Telecommunications: Community Examples” was published August 23, 2012 on behalf of InternetNZ, a non-profit organization that promotes broadband deployment in New Zealand.

Tech and economic analysts have been paying close attention lately to TV white space, and the questions on everyone’s mind seem to be: what are the possibilities and where is this all going? A new report from PolicyTracker examines the entire TV white-space “ecosystem” in detail and recommends policies to facilitate adoption of the technology worldwide.