Breakthrough could double wireless capacity with no new towers
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 - 16:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Engineering researchers have made a breakthrough that could allow wireless phone companies to double throughput on their networks without adding a single cell tower. The new "full-duplex" technology allows wireless devices like cell phones and electronic tablets to both "talk" and "listen" to wireless cell towers on the same frequency -- something that requires two frequencies today.