Is the 2.4 GHz public park band suitable for public telecommunications applications?
Some parts of industry are using WLANs in the 2.4 GHz band to link into the public telecommunications network. This could involve point-to-point or wide-area communication. Where greater range is desired, this usually means using amplifiers and high gain antennas. This increases the risk of mutual interference between users operating in the ‘public park’. Given the uncoordinated nature of operations in the band and the risk of interference from devices like microwave ovens, Bluetooth™ devices, wireless LANs and other devices, it may not be possible to guarantee a quality service for public telecommunications users. In rural areas, the availability of appropriate telecommunications network infrastructure (for the WLAN network to link into) is anticipated to be a major factor. Providing broadband network backbone links where they do not already exist is costly. This could mean that WLAN deployments would be limited to areas within line-of-sight of existing telecommunications network infr
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