Unlicensed LTE backers take fight to the streets

ComputerWorld

In an article exploring the impact unlicensed spectrum LTE could have on Wi-Fi networks, OTI explained the cost to Wi-Fi competitors and consumers.  OTI was credited with being one of the first groups to publicly oppose the new carrier coalition, Evolve.

"The group came under fire just hours after its launch on Monday. The New America Foundation's Open Technology Institute, a public policy group, said Evolve promotes the value of unlicensed spectrum but is pushing a technology that could undermine competitors that make use of Wi-Fi. Those include wireline broadband providers as well as Wi-Fi calling providers like Republic Wireless, OTI said."

Read the article here.