Power and tech giants fight over airwaves space in the US


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 07 Aug 2019

Under a worst-case scenario, utilities may be forced to switch to laying expensive fiber wire to replace wireless communications, according to Entergy, which owns utilities serving Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. — AP

As tropical storm Barry roared ashore in Louisiana last month, Entergy Corp monitored the electric grid using airwaves that have long been reserved for utilities and first responders.

Those secure, wireless signals helped the company manage outages, even while winds of up to 65 miles (105 kilometers) per hour lashed the region. But as the world becomes increasingly wireless, US regulators plan to open more of those airwaves to tech companies.

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