CALGARY-The Federal Communications Commission ruled Wi-Lan Inc.’s wideband-Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing technology will be authorized for use in the unlicensed 2.4 GHz frequency band, Wi-Lan said.
Wi-Lan’s original certification application had been denied by the FCC on the basis that OFDM technology did not meet the specified definitions of a spread-spectrum system or a direct sequence system, and therefore did not meet the intent of the FCC rules.
The interim waiver has been granted to Wi-Lan to permit the sale and use of w-OFDM products in the United States while the FCC reviews proposed changes to the rules that will affect the use of spread-spectrum devices in the 2.4 GHz band.
