Super WiFi might bring faster Internet service to rural areas. <\/p>\n
Developed by Edward Knightly, professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rice University, super WiFi uses unused TV channels in the radio spectrum to send Internet signals. <\/p>\n
Knightly says the benefits of his super WiFi system is it lowers the costs of high-speed Internet service because TV channels can travel farther and stronger than other WiFi technologies. <\/p>\n
He says the development of Super WiFi came from a Federal Communications Commission decision that unused TV channels can be used for wireless Internet. <\/p>\n
Knightly says there are more unused TV channels in rural areas than there are in urban settings that can be used for wireless Internet. <\/p>\n
Some of the Internet speeds in his Super WiFi are 10-100 mps (megabytes per second), he notes. <\/p>\n
However, speeds can vary based on amount of distance the signal travels and the number of users. <\/p>\n
Knightly says there are strict rules about using the TV channels. <\/p>\n
Those rules include checking a database to make sure no TV signals are being transmitted on that channel, and there are limits on interference into other areas. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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