Gogo Raises Concerns About Broadband Links in 900 MHz Band
Gogo Business Aviation discussed with the FCC its reservations about a proposal to launch a voluntary, negotiation-based process to transition 10 MHz in the 900 MHz band to broadband (see 2506170070). The plan could mean interference for Gogo’s air-to-ground (ATG) receivers in the adjacent 894-896 MHz band, the company said in a meeting with Wireless Bureau staff.
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The proposal “creates a risk to Gogo's operations by eliminating any guard band between our ATG uplinks and new broadband operations in the 896-901 MHz band,” said a filing Tuesday in docket 24-99. “This represents a significant departure from the Commission's previous recognition that ‘1.5 megahertz of separation from ATG operations’ was required to address interference concerns.”