Zebra, NFL Raise 6 GHz Concerns
Representatives of technology company Zebra and the NFL met with aides to all five commissioners on technology the company provides for real-time player and ball tracking used by all NFL teams. The ultra-wide band technology uses the 6 GHz band,…
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which the FCC is considering for unlicensed use. Zebra said widespread use of the spectrum could case harmful interference to the technology. “A single Mobile Access Point on site could render a UWB solution inoperative,” Zebra said. "Even fixed 6 GHz infrastructure … would introduce unpredictability” and “proposed power levels would adversely impact UWB at significant distances.” The filings were posted Friday in docket 18-295.