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An ITU-R working party wants to delay a report on...

An ITU-R working party wants to delay a report on the compatibility of broadband wireless access systems and fixed-satellite service (FSS) networks in the 3.4-4.2 GHz range, we've learned. An ITU-R working party on efficient orbit and spectrum use for…

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the fixed- and broadcasting-satellite services plans to advance preliminary text to the drafting stage during a July meeting, but a land mobile working party wants the work to advance only after its November meeting. One reason is that the land mobile executives want to know if a 3.4-3.7 GHz subrange is less heavily used by FSS receiving earth stations. Since that type of information might not be available, they'd like to encourage administrations to provide as much information as they can. Land mobile participants also want to immediately circulate the preliminary text to outside organizations that deal with broadband wireless access systems to get their comments and suggestions.