The frequency regulatory authority of the United States, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has authorized LS telcom to operate a TV bands database system to provide services to the public. The system will support FCC approved radio devices to transmit on unoccupied channels in the spectrum bands normally used by broadcast television, so called TV white spaces.

The radio devices are required to provide their geographic location to the database by means of an Internet connection. The system will return a list of the channels available for operation by the device for its reported location and a given period of time.

Operators of MVPD (multichannel video programming distributors) receive site, LP-AUX (wireless microphone) users, and operators of temporary fixed broadcast auxiliary services (BAS) can register their sites with the database to receive protection from TV bands devices as specified by the FCC.

The LS telcom TV whitespace database system synchronizes with the four other authorized TV whitespace systems. Prior to receiving the full approval from the FCC, the LS telcom database underwent a rigorous forty-five-day real world testing period and specific interconnection testing.

Dr. Georg Schöne, CTO and member of the board at LS telcom, said, “LS telcom has been in the spectrum management business for over twenty years. It is only natural for us to invest in white space management and dynamic spectrum access solutions. The approval of our TV bands database system by FCC legitimizes our effort and know-how in the area.”

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To view the LS telcom TV whitespace system: https://www.whitespaceforus.com/