Federal regulators are setting the stage for the next era in wireless.

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler tells an audience at the National Press Club in Washington, DC in June 2016 of a proposal to free up spectrum for 5G wireless service.
On Monday, FCC chairman Tom Wheeler aounced a proposal the agency will vote on next month that will help identify and free up wireless spectrum at very high frequencies to be used to power fifth-generation, or 5G, cellular networks. Wheeler added the agency will do as it did with the development of 4G LTE and stay out of the way of industry iovators as they define and develop 5G technology.
"Tuing iovators loose is far preferable to expecting committees and regulators to define the future," he said. "Instead, we will make ample spectrum available and then rely on a private sector-led process for producing technical standards best suited for those frequencies and use cases."
The aouncement helps pave the way for next-generation wireless network, which promise much greater speed and a ubiquity of coverage that could significantly change our lives.
5G speeds could be 10 to 100 times higher than today's 4G networks. Even though standards for 5G have yet to be developed, the technology is expected to enable everything from self-driving cars to remote surgeries done via robots to school field-trips through the human body made possible by virtual reality gear.
The hype around 5G has been building over the past year with wireless operators like AT&T and Verizon already demonstrating the technology and promising a limited service roll out as soon as this year.
The FCC's proposal to free up additional spectrum is the first step in a long process to make sure wireless operators get the airwaves they need to make these services a reality. The chairman's promise to take a hands-off approach in developing policy is a welcome signal to wireless operators that the govement won't stand in the way of these advances.
Wheeler said he will begin circulating his new proposal on Thursday. If passed, the US will be the first country to begin identifying high-frequency spectrum that can be used for 5G service, ensuring America maintains its leadership in wireless, Wheeler said.
Very high frequency spectrum known as millimeter waves are key to the development of 5G because these frequencies can carry large amounts of data and transfer signals with low-latency or delay. But there are technical challenges in using this spectrum. Signals transmitted over very high frequencies can only reach short distances and have difficulty penetrating obstacles, which makes designing such networks tricky.
Some of the spectrum that could be used for 5G is currently used for satellite communications and for navigation services like GPS. As part of this proposal, the FCC will work with satellite providers to ensure the spectrum can be shared with wireless broadband companies that want to use it to build terrestrial 5G networks.
"We are the pioneers of a new spectrum frontier," Wheeler said. "Working together, we can write the next chapter in the mobile revolution that has already transformed our lives and society."
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