NCTA Wants More Unlicensed Spectrum, Cites Arris Report

NCTA, citing results of an Arris consumer research study (see 1507220035), wants an increase in unlicensed spectrum. The research, an NCTA blog post said Friday, showed consumers "love watching TV on whichever device they have handy via whatever broadband access point is near," and more spectrum is needed to keep up with consumer demand for easier content access and more ubiquitous Wi-Fi. The cable industry has the technical ability capable of handling its data streaming needs well into the future, it said in the blog post, but lacks the allotted spectrum to do so.