EP endorses plan to free up frequencies for high-speed mobile internet

Mobile internet is set to hit dizzying speeds after Members of the European Parliament approved a proposal to free up radio frequencies for their use.

Under the plan member states will be required to open up more frequencies for high-speed mobile internet by 2013 to satisfy growing demand for wireless data. The EP approved the first radio spectrum policy program (RSPP) which will help to co-ordinate the use of spectrum for new services and technologies, such as “fourth generation” (4G) wireless networks (e.g., LTE and Wimax) that can reach up to 100 Mbps download speeds. According to the program, member states will have to authorize the use of the 800 MHz band for wireless broadband by 1 January 2013