States, Localities, Big Companies Join Aviat Networks Saying No to Sharing 6 GHz Band
States, localities, utilities and big companies signed an Aviat Networks letter warning the FCC not to allow unlicensed users on 6 GHz spectrum. The list included Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, Northrop Grumman, Chevron, the Puerto Rico Electric Power…
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Authority and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. In a letter posted Wednesday in docket 17-183, CEO Michael Pangia disagreed with a January study by RKF Engineering Solutions for Apple, Facebook, Google and other tech companies. The study said the band can be shared with no downside (see 1804130061). "The 6GHz band is the work horse of the fixed link world in the United States," Pangia wrote. "No other band can support such long links at such high availability." It provides critical communications for public safety and national infrastructure, the CEO said. Unlicensed or unregistered radio LANs can't coexist with licensed fixed links and "it would be virtually impossible for the FCC to locate any sources of interference" to protect the licensed links, he said. Aviat included endorsing quotes from EcliptixNet Broadband, Marcus Communications, Occidental Petroleum and Tusa Consulting.