Microsoft is set to trial a new type of Wi-Fi this week, which uses the white space spectrum to bolster wireless connectivity for smartphones.



From Techradar:

The computing company will use frequencies within the 470MHz to 790MHz range a spectrum which was initially given to digital TV companies but has so far not been used.The trial will see if pushing a Wi-Fi signal through a spectrum so close to digital TV will harm television signals and is being seen as an alternative to both LTE and current Wi-Fi.

  Microsoft to trial 'white space' Wi-Fi