HP Seeks Delay of Pending Rules for U-NII-3 Band
HP asked the FCC to extend the June 2 deadline for when all U-NII-3 equipment imported to or marketed in the U.S. must be compliant with rules on power levels and emission limits for the 5.725-5.85 GHz U-NII-3 band. HP…
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said it supports arguments by Intel last month that the FCC shouldn't require compliance with the rules until six months after it acts on petitions for reconsideration on out-of-band emission limits in the band. “HP Inc. must have time to receive and test compliant updated or new wireless devices and integrate them into production,” the company said in a filing Thursday in docket 13-49. “HP Inc. is concerned there will not be enough time between the publication of the new rules and the June 2nd 2016 date to obtain, test and implement the compliant wireless devices into our products without impacting delivery to consumers and businesses.” Intel asked for a delay in a Nov. 6 filing. “The continuing uncertainty regarding the OOBE [out-of-band emission] limits that will apply to the U-NII-3 band in just 8 months is proving highly problematic to Intel given the high volume of IEEE 802.11 products it produces each month and the fact that Intel’s customer base for that product largely consists of OEMs who incorporate Intel product into their own devices,” Intel said.