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May 8, 2019 -- ADVFN Crypto NewsWire -- Wifii spectrums will
likely become omnipresent in major cities and along major supply
chain routes such as ocean liners, trains and delivery vehicles
from companies like Fedex and UPS. But as the use of Internet of
Things (IoT) technology continues to grow, these Wifii networks
will grow in use, congestion and necessity.
The number of connected Internet of
Things (IoT) sensors and devices is expected to surge from 21
billion this year to 50 billion by 2022, according to data
fresearch rom Juniper Research. Because of this, the U.S.
government is looking into the possibility of blockchain to make
spectrum use more efficient before the need for massive expansions
comes.
Traditional Database vs.
Blockchain
Regardless of blockchain technology
use, the vast quantity of Wifi networks needs a database for
storage. For established countries like the U.S., management is
currently nearing capacity. The choice becomes developing novel
technology that will use blockchain and Artificial intelligence to
manage itself, or to continue to manage in a more traditional
way.
"If you think about a world of the
Internet of Things with 50 billion devices and wireless
functionalities and input to all of them, we should figure out how
we can have a real-time market for those spectrum inputs instead of
this clunky system we have today with these exclusive-use
licenses.” - FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel
The Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) is looking for a spectrum track-and-trace
technology that is open-source, distributed and secure. This is
precisely what a blockchain network can provide. so not
surprisingly, it has begun to explore the use of blockchain
ledgers. Further, with integrated transaction capabilities via
smart contracts, it would enable many users to share any given
spectrum, instead of them being held by one owner that may or may
not be using the connection to its capacity.
The Obama administration began
developing ideas about sharing airwaves in 2015. The concept
is somewhat like a hierarchy of rights and spectrum bands. For
example, the U.S. Department of Defense uses the 3.5GHz band for
military radar communications, but not all the time. Other entities
to use that band when it's free. Rights for the secondary use would
be licensed by the FCC, and could be facilitated by a blockchain
network.
"So we just started moving away
from this binary system of exclusive versus Wi-Fi and came up with
this newer system where we thought maybe we can be more creative
about how we distribute airwaves because we can make this resource
less scarce.” - Rosenworcel
By: BGN Editorial Staff