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FCC URGED TO FREE UP MORE SPECTRUM FOR 3G, WITH EYE ON 1.7 GHZ
February 26, 2001 by Mary Greczyn|Miscellaneous

While differing on some details, wireless carriers and equipment makers in comments last week urged FCC to make additional spectrum available for 3rd generation and advanced services. Among most pointed recommendations were those of equipment vendors such as Ericsson, Motorola and Qualcomm, which pointed FCC toward spectrum now occupied by federal govt. users in 1.7 GHz band as ideal for 3G. Motorola urged Commission to alter auction process so that part of proceeds could be used to help pay for relocating incumbents. In move that may require legislative change, Motorola said that would avoid pitfall of current system “where the true costs of relocating incumbents only becomes known to successful bidders after the auction.” Several commenters stressed need for FCC to make more spectrum available on faster timeline than that laid out under several agency proposals.

Lockheed Martin-built Air Force Milstar II satellite will be laun...
February 21, 2001 by Mike Sarzo|Miscellaneous

Lockheed Martin-built Air Force Milstar II satellite will be launched Sat. from Cape Canaveral aboard Titan IV launch vehicle during 4-hour window opening 2:09 p.m. ET. Satellite, designated F-4, has medium-data-rate (MDR) communications payload supplied by Boeing Satellite Systems for jam-resistant communications to U.S. forces. F-4, 4th of 6 spacecraft built by Lockheed Martin, uses 32-channel extremely high frequency uplink (44 GHz) and superhigh frequency downlink (20 GHz) to send real-time voice, video and data to military personnel at rate of 50 times faster than common PC modems.

REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY CALLED KEY TO BROADBAND INTERNET
January 19, 2001 |Miscellaneous

SAN JOSE, Cal. - Telecom leaders need to develop regulatory strategy and regulators should become more flexible and less prescriptive, panelists said at Wireless Communications Assn. annual technology symposium here Wed. Regulators can help improve Internet broadband access and promote innovation by imposing regulations that are “technology-neutral,” said Industry Canada Spectrum Engineering Deputy Dir. Gen. Veena Rawat. Canadian regulatory agencies, she said, were moving away from “prescriptive, detailed technical standards” in favor of minimum constraints and only “essential technical rules.”

NTIA TESTS SHOW MIXED RESULTS FOR UWB DEVICES IN NON-GPS BANDS
January 19, 2001 by Mary Greczyn|Miscellaneous

NTIA reported mixed results Thurs. in first round of ultra- wideband (UWB) tests in non-GPS band, pointing to “potential” to operate that wireless technology in 3-6 GHz range without interference. “The test results today show a great deal of promise between 3 and 6 GHz,” NTIA Dir. Gregory Rohde said at news briefing. But tests also found “difficulties” with interference in bands below 3 GHz, occupied by systems such as airport surveillance radar and federal govt. systems. Rohde said results set stage in coming weeks for negotiations between FCC and NTIA over final rule on UWB operation in GPS and non-GPS bands. Difficulties in bands below 3 GHz at certain distances between UWB devices and other systems could be mitigated through measures such as requiring devices in certain cases to operate indoors, Rohde said. “It’s not that a door has been closed here,” he said.