WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal regulators said they will try again to test prototypes on Jan. 24 for transmitting high-speed Internet service over unused television airwaves.
Late Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission said the devices - developed by Adaptrum Inc., Microsoft Corp., Motorola Inc. and Philips Electronics North America Corp. - will be tested in laboratory and real-world conditions.
The agency said testing will take three months and issue a report about six weeks after the testing ends.
New report from Skillsearch found that 22% of those surveyed had been laid off within the past 12 months.
It's a step forward for Stop Killing Games.
The Callisto Protocol director thinks the solution involves the right people, the right timing, and perhaps a little bit of AI
I don't agree with that. I WISH I could agree with that. But buying habits and customer opinions prove otherwise
We've seen developers in the AAA space try new things and ideas. More often than not, the customers aren't willing to give things a chance, or not enough people buy into the project for it to grow.
Creativity works better in the indie space because the budgets, pressures, and expectations aren't the same.
it's a nice idea and it worked during the PS2/PS3-era when AAA didn't cost hundreds of millions of dollars. smaller budgets and shorter development time left room for more creativity and more risk. a game didn't need to sell 4 million+ copies to break even. things are different now.
This is the guy who bragged about crunching his staff and having them work through the night. Crunch culture has lost more talent and done more damage to the industry than any other factor. Screw him.
Wonder how good this will work when lots of people start using it.
I mean, Air-TV quality isn't always the best and the same thing could happen to this.
It looks like it's targeted for rural areas but if there was bad weather, how will it perform? And not to mention security issues... I don't know, I just don't see this taking off.
Digital Downloads are coming.
lol... LJWooly... keep being in denial... even after apple's news and they digital distribution goals.. you still think it will take decades...
Do you know what FCC Testing means? That's one step before it goes into the public...
It's not a coincidence Microsoft is into this... and like everything else; there are things that you don't know that Microsoft knows... for example this... I bet you didn't know this test was going on...
You should be happy too... an alternative internet service provide may help other internet service drop their prices... so be happy.
This is good news for increasing the footprint and widespread availability of internet access, but watch the FCC. Public access and limited radio bands means GOVERNMENT REGULATION.
Look at how the FCC governs CONTENT of radio and television.