AI is helping ease competition for scarce space on the airwaves

Radio spectrum is a critical but limited resource, but advances in technology are making it possible to share.

By: Aylin Yener, The Ohio State University, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: September 8, 2026

Words: 1,172

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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By Aylin Yener, The Ohio State University

Every time you make a phone call, stream a video or connect to Wi-Fi, your device is sending and receiving invisible signals through the air. So are your baby monitor, garage door opener, your GPS, the weather-monitoring satellites and the radars keeping planes safely apart. All of these rely on the same invisible resource: the radio spectrum.

The demand for wireless data – driven by smartphones, video streaming …

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