Crowded U.S. airwaves desperately in search of breathing room

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Wireless spectrum explained: What's the deal with all these MHz, anyway? NASA space photo shows incredible light disparity between North and South Korea Network World Daily News PM February 25, 2014 Share this email Crowded U.S. airwaves desperately in search of breathing room Ahead of a major new spectrum auction scheduled for next year, America's four major wireless carriers are jockeying for position in the frequencies available to them, buying, selling and trading licenses to important parts of the nation's airwaves. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Wireless spectrum explained: What's the deal with all these MHz, anyway? 2. NASA space photo shows incredible light disparity between North and South Korea 3. Gmail hit by message delivery delay 4. White box drives record 2013 in Ethernet switching 5. Ex-Microsoft architect's startup focuses on SaaS integration 6. Netflix mocks Amazon's drone-delivery gimmick 7. 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