The Wi-Fi “congestion crisis”: Regulatory criteria for assessing spectrum congestion claims

J. Pierre De Vries, Ljiljana Simić, Andreas Achtzehn, Marina Petrova and Petri Mähönen

Telecommunications Policy, 2014, vol. 38, issue 8, 838-850

Abstract: “Wi-Fi congestion is a very real and growing problem.” So said then-Chairman of the FCC Genachowski in a recent proceeding, and this sentiment is widely heard. However, we are aware of very few engineering studies that have a bearing on this matter, and their conclusions are equivocal. Beyond this, evidence for “congestion problems” in the 2.4GHz ISM band is anecdotal at best.

Keywords: Congestion; Regulation; Spectrum; Utilization; Wi-Fi; Wireless (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2014.06.005

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