Federated Gets CBRS Waiver for Areas Hurricane Ernesto Hits
The FCC on Wednesday approved a waiver of its rules for Federated Wireless requiring environmental sensing capability (ESC) systems to protect federal incumbents in the citizens broadband radio service band from harmful interference for markets that Hurricane Ernesto hits. The…
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Wireless Bureau said the waiver is similar to those granted for similar storms and applies only to areas that experience power outages. It expires Aug. 28 or when commercial power and backhaul service are restored to the ESC sensors involved. Hurricane Ernesto made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands late Tuesday.