CTIA Defends Stance on 6 GHz Band
CTIA said claims in docket 18-295 that it opposes Wi-Fi in the 6 GHz band, and that more licensed mid-band spectrum isn’t needed for 5G, aren’t true. “Members are eager to make use of and benefit from additional unlicensed capacity…
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and wider unlicensed channels in the lower 6 GHz band,” CTIA said in a filing posted Monday. The wireless industry also supports “consideration of licensing in the upper portion of the band,” the group said. A licensed spectrum gap will continue even with planned auctions, CTIA said. The Fixed Wireless Communications Coalition said the FCC should allow unlicensed operations in the band only with automated frequency control. “No one has yet proposed a methodology that has been proven accurate in estimating propagation loss in the clutter environments where much unlicensed use is likely to occur,” the coalition said.