UK prepares for white space broadband rollout in 2014

The UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has announced a pilot of 'white space' technology this year which could lead to the use of white space devices as early as 2014.

The term "white spaces" refers to the gaps between heavily-used radio frequency bands. These are buffer zones that were deliberately left empty in order to stop the services using these various bands – generally TV broadcast services — from interfering with one another.

Use of these white spaces will allow devices to transmit and receive wireless signals for applications such as broadband access for rural communities, Wi-Fi-like services or new 'machine-to-machine' networks.

"Ofcom is preparing for a future where consumers' demand for data services will experience huge growth. This will be fuelled by smartphones, tablets and other new wireless applications.", Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards said in a statement on Friday. "White space technology is one creative way that this demand can be met. We are aiming to facilitate this important innovation by working closely with industry."

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