Cable Interests Update FCC Engineers on Proposed Changes to 6 GHz Rules
CableLabs, NCTA and member companies spoke with FCC Office of Engineering and Technology staff about the 6 GHz band, urging the FCC to address a remand from U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and make changes proposed in…
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a 2020 Further NPRM. There have been reports OET started to draft an order further liberalizing rules for the massive Wi-Fi band (see 2207060036). Advocates presented a new report by CableLabs, “Enhanced 6 GHz Simulations Supporting the FCC’s Proposed Increase in LPI Power,” which they said “reflects updates to its probabilistic analysis of coexistence among 6 GHz LPI [low-power indoor] unlicensed services and Fixed Service (FS) users.” They urged action. “By adopting the 6 GHz FNPRM proposal to allow higher LPI power levels, the Commission can quickly deliver expanded benefits to consumers,” said a filing posted Thursday in docket 18-295: “Many 6 GHz LPI devices that currently are being deployed are tunable up to those higher power levels, and more than 338 million Wi-Fi 6E devices will enter the market this year.” Comcast, Cox Enterprises, Charter Communications and Midcontinent Communications were among the companies represented on the call.