FCC Decisions on Net Neutrality Have Implications for High Band Spectrum, Nokia Says

Ulrich Rehfuess, Nokia spectrum policy leader, was at the FCC to brief staff on European spectrum policy, but he ended up fielding questions on “applicability of European initiatives to analogous US proceedings,” Nokia said. “Nokia specifically noted that the ability to prioritize traffic based on the application or service, or the ability to create specialized classes of services is critical to the development of technologies requiring very low latency, large throughput, and minimal packet loss including autonomous driving and streaming of live broadcast events,” the company said. “Nokia reiterated its views that the Commission should not reclassify broadband under Title II of the Communications Act and must allow for flexibility to offer specialized services that provide prioritization for traffic associated with particularly sensitive applications and services.” Among those at the meeting for the FCC were Julius Knapp, chief of the Office of Engineering and Technology, and John Leibovitz, deputy chief of the Wireless Bureau, Nokia said.