At International CES, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said the Commission will soon kick-off a government-wide effort to increase speeds and alleviate Wi-Fi congestion a major hubs, such as airports, convention centres and large conference gatherings. The move would also increase speed and capacity for Wi-Fi in the home where multiple users and devices are often on the network at the same time. The effort will will increase and free up unlicensed spectrum available for ultra-high-speed, high-capacity Wi-Fi, or Gigabit Wi-Fi, by up to 35 percent. It will enable higher data speeds and greater capacity, as well as improve HD video distribution capability. The FCC will take the first steps next month to unleash up to 195 megahertz of spectrum in the 5 gigahertz band. Because the 5 gigahertz band is already used for other purposes by both federal and non-federal users, the effort will require significant collaboration with other federal agencies.
