Gogo Gets Air-to-Ground Waiver, Plans to Upgrade Technology
The FCC Wireless Bureau approved a waiver of effective radiated power limits for air-to-ground operations in the 849-851 MHz and 894-896 MHz bands sought by Gogo Business Aviation. The bureau said Tuesday it took that step after Gogo agreed to…
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address concerns raised by APCO (see 2206070067). “We find that Gogo has shown that a waiver is warranted because application of section 22.867 would be inequitable and unduly burdensome and that a grant is in the public interest,” the bureau said: “Gogo needs to transition from its current CDMA [evolution-data optimized] technology to [orthogonal frequency division multiplex] technology to enhance Gogo’s offerings by improving throughput, coverage, and reliability of its nationwide broadband network.” Gogo demonstrated that “allowing measurement of the maximum average power for the ERP limit, rather than the currently required peak power measurement technique, is necessary for Gogo to transition from its current system to its next generation system,” the bureau said.