Bionic Implants and Spectrum Clash

angry tapir writes "The battle over scarce radio spectrum that has embroiled the mobile broadband world even extends to a little-known type of wireless network that promises to reconnect the human nervous system with paralyzed limbs. At its monthly meeting next week, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission will consider whether four sets of frequencies between 413MHz and 457MHz can be used by networks of sensors implanted in patients who suffer from various forms of paralysis. One intended purpose of these MMNS (medical micropower network systems) is to transmit movement commands from a sensor on a patient's spinal cord, through a wearable MCU (master control unit), to implants that electrically stimulate nerves."

Hmm...

[girlintraining]

Part 16 just got a lot more interesting. Devices must accept harmful interference, including interference which may cause undesired operation. Sound familiar? So if your prosthetic arm starts punching you repeatedly in the face until you're dead, ah well... these things happen!

Disabled passengers...

[Anonymous Coward]

.. Please turn off your arms and legs during takeoff.

Illegal Jammers

[mj1856]

would bring them to their knees....

Re:Hmm...

[Anonymous Coward]

Part 69 governs radio controlled penile implants, vibrators and all electronic sex toys.

Re:Interferance would suck

[Samantha Wright]

Why not go the whole way and encrypt the whole signal? Then you'd have to handshake with your hands every morning.