FCC Shouldn't Allow Unlicensed to Interfere With Electronic Newsgathering, Says NAB
Wi-Fi uses being considered for the 6 GHz band are “fundamentally incompatible with mobile broadcast operations used for electronic newsgathering,” NAB told FCC Office of Engineering and Technology staff, per a filing posted Friday in docket 18-295. Proposed solutions for…
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protecting electronic newsgathering and other mobile uses of the spectrum “will be entirely ineffective,” the group said. Restricting unlicensed operations to indoor use won’t provide protection because electronic newsgathering itself frequently takes place indoors, and “there is no reason to believe that WiFi signals from indoor access points and devices will in fact remain indoors,” the association said. The FCC shouldn’t allow unlicensed operation in portions of the 6 GHz band allocated for mobile, NAB said. Others are expressing concern about opening up the band (see 1911080033).