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TOKYO, Jan. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc. and ISB Corporation have developed the world's first prototypes of base station (BS) and consumer premise equipment (CPE) based on the IEEE 802.22 standard operating in TV White Spaces (TVWS) (470 MHz - 710 MHz). The developed prototypes will provide broadband wireless access to underserved and unserved regional areas around the world as well...

TOKYO, Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan, has developed the world's first WiFi prototype in the TV White Space (TVWS) (470 MHz - 710 MHz) based on the IEEE 802.11af draft specification. IEEE 802.11af is currently the only task group (TG) under the IEEE 802.11 working group (WG) for WiFi technologies in the TVWS. The developed system is the first prototype that verifies the physical (PHY) and media access control...

RALEIGH, N.C., LIBERTY LAKE, Wash., ALPHARETTA, Ga., TOKYO and REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Elster (NYSE: ELT), Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), Landis+Gyr, the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) of Japan, and Silver Spring Networks announced today that the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) released the 802.15.4g radio standard, a global wireless networking standard enabling interoperable communications...