Microsoft eyes global radio network to support smart devices

January 15, 2003 | Source: Computerworld

Microsoft plans to send personalized data via a network of FM radio stations using a 12 Kbps subcarrier data stream to support smart watches and other devices based on its just-introduced Smart Personal Objects Technology (SPOT).

Microsoft will use two FM stations in each of the top 100 U.S. markets and 14 Canadian cities initially and then expand globally.