gHacks posted WiFi Basics Part 1: Frequencies and Channels
A quote from the article:
In 1947, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a UN agency, designated certain bands of the RF spectrum as ISM. The idea was to have an international standard of frequencies that were reserved for Industrial, Scientific, and Medical equipment. Ironically, telecommunications was not the original purpose.WiFi Basics Part 1: Frequencies and Channels @ gHacks