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FCC Approves License Modifications for Microsoft School Bus Tests

The FCC Office of Engineering and Technology approved revisions to a Microsoft experimental license as the software maker tests use of spectrum white spaces in various bands to provide connectivity for school buses along a rural bus route. The tests…

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are being done in Hillman, Michigan. Microsoft said it wants to “improve coverage and service for school buses operating within the experimental area and to evaluate the capabilities of an experimental White Space device for this purpose.” The company said it needs to operate the devices at a higher conducted and radiated power level “than previously requested and to operate an experimental fixed base station device under manual database control, with periodic human intervention.”