CTIA, ITI Push for More Testing of TLPS Interference in 2.4 GHz Band
CTA and the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) want more testing of Globalstar's proposed broadband terrestrial low-power service (TLPS) and its possible effects on unlicensed users in the 2.4 GHz band. In a filing Wednesday in docket 13-213, CTA opposed…
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FCC approval before more testing to ensure TLPS deployment wouldn't negatively affect Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. "While we appreciate the potential of TLPS to open up new spectrum resources, it must be balanced against the potential harm to existing uses with proven consumer value," CTA said, saying Globalstar-submitted data from its demonstration seemingly didn't include comprehensive testing of unlicensed uses. In an ex parte filing Tuesday in the docket about phone calls to staff of Commissioners Mignon Clyburn and Michael O'Rielly, ITI said its member companies have similar concerns about TLPS effects and that more testing could help in assessing safeguards. Globalstar didn't comment.