Wireless auction by Lenka Lehenova

Wireless...we know this term and we use it quite often. But what does it mean exactly? Ok, I am not specialist for these things and i am not very technical kind of person so I can't to perfect explain it like some professional. So I will say it in my own way. We can use wireless for transport some information or any type of electrical or electronic operation without the use of wires. It is really useful and today we can meet with it almost everywhere although we don't know that it is wireless communication. GPS & Global position system, garage doors openers, computer mice, keyboards, satellite television or telephones are only couple of examples of wireless technology. Wireless auction just proceed in Washington. It is the fifth day of the U.S. government auction looking for 700-megahertz airwaves. In the first round on Wednesday there was a bidding on a one piece of airwaves called the "C" block reached 4.29 billion dollars. This price is near the minimum price which was set by the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) & 4.7 billion dollars. On the fifth day of the auction, the bidding topped is 11.57 billion dollars. 700-megahertz!and? What does it mean? Why is it so wanted? The blocks with signals of this size are valuable and high quality because you can catch signal even if there are long distance or thick walls. There are also blocks "A", "B", "D" and the final, less useful block "E", which is limited to one way data transmission. There are companies like AT&T, Verizon Wireless and possible competitors like Internet company Google, EchoStar, Communications and Cablevision Systems qualified to bid.

related story: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080130/tot-uk-wireless-auction-b86c26b_2.html

by Lenka Lehenova for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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