The Future of Wi-Fi Depends on Unlicensed Spectrum

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Today, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee is holding a hearing on wireless broadband and the future of spectrum policy. We expect the hearing to shed light on the incredible importance of unlicensed spectrum and how the future of gigabit Wi-Fi depends on good spectrum policy. Today, Wi-Fi is the most used broadband medium, handling more data than any other source – more than 5,500 petabytes of data per month in the United States. Making sure spectrum policy is keeping up with incredible Wi-Fi demand is critical to consumers, innovators, retailers and just about every sector of the economy.

Take a look at the video below and see how cable is using unlicensed spectrum to deliver fast, accessible Wi-Fi to millions of Americans.

And for more data on the importance of Wi-Fi, see our Wi-Fi Spectrum page.