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UTC Raises Questions on Academic Tests of 6 GHz Interference

The Utilities Technology Council told the FCC it's asking to see the “underlying data and algorithms” from studies of 6 GHz interference done at the universities of Michigan and Notre Dame, said a filing posted Friday in docket 18-195. The…

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tests showed minimal interference risks for incumbents (see 2307240025) in comparison to tests by FirstEnergy and others (see 2308010063). UTC called for a comparison of the academic findings with the results from multiple real-world interference tests done by several incumbent licensees and engineering firms and submitted in the FCC’s proceeding on unlicensed use of the 6 GHz band. The National Science Foundation funded the academic tests.