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70.999999999 GHz (70,999,999,999 Hz)

U.S. Federal Government Allocations

66 – 71 GHz

MOBILE 5.553 5.558

MOBILE-SATELLITE

RADIONAVIGATION

RADIONAVIGATION-SATELLITE

5.554

ITU Region 1 Allocations

66 – 71 GHz

INTER-SATELLITE

MOBILE 5.553 5.558 5.559AA

MOBILE-SATELLITE

RADIONAVIGATION

RADIONAVIGATION-SATELLITE

5.554

ITU Region 2 Allocations

66 – 71 GHz

INTER-SATELLITE

MOBILE 5.553 5.558 5.559AA

MOBILE-SATELLITE

RADIONAVIGATION

RADIONAVIGATION-SATELLITE

5.554

ITU Region 3 Allocations

66 – 71 GHz

INTER-SATELLITE

MOBILE 5.553 5.558 5.559AA

MOBILE-SATELLITE

RADIONAVIGATION

RADIONAVIGATION-SATELLITE

5.554

Footnotes

  • 5.553   In the bands 43.5-47 GHz and 66-71 GHz, stations in the land mobile service may be operated subject to not causing harmful interference to the space radiocommunication services to which these bands are allocated (see No. 5.43). (WRC 2000)

  • 5.554   In the bands 43.5-47 GHz, 66-71 GHz, 95-100 GHz, 123-130 GHz, 191.8-200 GHz and 252-265 GHz, satellite links connecting land stations at specified fixed points are also authorized when used in conjunction with the mobile-satellite service or the radionavigation-satellite service. (WRC 2000)

  • 5.558   In the bands 55.78-58.2 GHz, 59-64 GHz, 66-71 GHz, 122.25-123 GHz, 130-134 GHz, 167-174.8 GHz and 191.8-200 GHz, stations in the aeronautical mobile service may be operated subject to not causing harmful interference to the inter-satellite service (see No. 5.43). (WRC 2000)

  • 5.559AA   The frequency band 66-71 GHz is identified for use by administrations wishing to implement the terrestrial component of International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT). This identification does not preclude the use of this frequency band by any application of the services to which this frequency band is allocated and does not establish priority in the Radio Regulations. Resolution 241 (WRC 19) applies. (WRC 19)

Wiki entries

802.11/WLAN/Wi-Fi/WiGig

Current Use
57.24–74.52 GHz Wireless LANs (WiGig)
Wireless LANS utilize various channels in the 2.4, 5, and 6 GHz bands (multiple countries), and (in theory) the 3.6 GHz band (U.S. only). For a list of which channels are available in which regions, refer to the Wikipedia article.

Wi-Fi is a trademark permitted for devices that are based upon a published standard of the IEEE 802.11 committee and that have been certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance. Wi-Fi is presently incorporated in about three billion devices. Wireless cash registers were one of the earliest applications of what is now Wi-Fi.

Wi-Fi devices operate on an unlicensed basis, generally meaning they cannot cause interference to licensed services, and must accept any interference caused to them. Wi-Fi shares bands with other unlicensed or ISM devices, such as cordless phones at 2.4 and 5.8 GHz and microwave ovens at 2.4 GHz.

Some of the key patents related to Wi-Fi are credited (in the courts at least) to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in Australia, which has collected over $400 million in royalties and legal settlements over patent rights.