wireless spectrum

Radio frequency range

The wireless spectrum is the range of electromagnetic frequencies used for radio communication—everything from AM radio to Wi-Fi to cellular networks.

Because signals at different frequencies can interfere with each other, governments allocate portions of the spectrum to specific uses: The FCC auctioned wireless spectrum to mobile carriers.

Spectrum is finite and increasingly valuable as wireless devices multiply.

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Shielded radio frequency wire

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wireless spectrumclosed circuit

Uninterrupted conductive path

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