Airspan is revising its request for a waiver allowing it to manufacture a multiband radio device that operates across bands adjacent to the citizens broadband radio service band, the company told the FCC after CBRS proponents raised objections (see 2508190037). "Rather than expending resources to address the merits” of the CBRS out-of-band-emissions parts of its petition, “Airspan is in the process of revising its filter design,” said a filing Tuesday in docket 25-234. “This redesign process is underway and is expected to allow Airspan to resubmit a revised waiver request with the FCC, one that does not feature any OOBE in the CBRS band that is [in] excess of that permitted under current FCC rules.”
Meeting the goals of the budget reconciliation package to make 800 MHz of spectrum available for auction (see 2507070045) won’t be easy, especially with 3.1-3.45 and 7.4-8.4 GHz exempted from potential reallocation, warned Joe Kane, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation's director of broadband and spectrum policy. Kane spoke with former FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly in a new webcast, part of a series for the Free State Foundation.
WISPA and two public interest groups opposed Airspan Networks’ request for a waiver allowing it to manufacture a multiband radio device that operates across bands adjacent to the citizens broadband radio service band. NCTA earlier opposed the waiver (see 2507090012). Airspan said in its waiver it’s seeking relief from out-of-band emission limits similar to what was already approved for Ericsson and Samsung. Oppositions were posted on Tuesday in docket 25-234.
The FCC’s top telecom priorities include the components of Chairman Brendan Carr’s “Build America Agenda,” stabilizing USF and deregulation, agency Chief of Staff Scott Delacourt said. NTIA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Adam Cassady said finishing BEAD "is job one," but other tasks include space policy revisions and identifying spectrum for commercialization. The two spoke Monday at Technology Policy Institute’s annual Aspen Forum.
Federated Wireless, a longtime proponent of the 3.55-3.7 GHz citizens broadband radio service band, urged policymakers to look instead at 4 GHz as they seek to put together a spectrum pipeline for the future. The revised budget reconciliation package, which was signed into law in July, exempts the 3.1-3.45 and 7.4-8.4 GHz bands from reallocation, but not CBRS (see 2507070045).
Bill Baker, CEO of Texas-based ISP Nextlink, and Gary Bolton, CEO of the Fiber Broadband Association (FBA), said Wednesday that satellite broadband isn’t a true substitute for fiber or fixed wireless access. Speaking at an FBA webinar, both questioned the move of some states to embrace low earth orbit (LEO) proposals from SpaceX's Starlink and Amazon's Kuiper as part of a restructured BEAD program (see 2507290070).
The FCC should finalize rules clarifying the use of the citizens broadband radio service (CBRS) band, Federated Wireless urged in a filing posted Thursday in docket 17-258. “Immediate Commission action is needed to provide certainty and reassurance to the operators and investors who are actively driving growth and innovation in this critical shared spectrum band.”
The Wireless Innovation Forum released last week “Developments Towards a More Robust and Dynamic Spectrum Sharing Network,” a member-approved document that calls for improvements in sharing systems, including in the citizens broadband radio service (CBRS) and for 6 GHz automated frequency coordination (AFC). The document was written by a working group that WInnForum launched a year ago (see 2408220049).
WISPA on Monday urged the FCC not to make disruptive changes to rules for the citizens broadband radio service (CBRS) band, which it said offers a “scalable rural broadband solution.” CBRS advocates have said they're concerned about potential changes to power levels in the band, which they see as possible under Chairman Brendan Carr (see 2503130049). The spectrum provisions in the reconciliation package signed into law by President Donald Trump also don’t exclude CBRS from potential reallocation (see 2507070045).
NCTA opposed Airspan Networks’ request last month for a waiver allowing it to manufacture a multiband radio device that operates across the citizens broadband radio service (CBRS) and C band. “The FCC has seen deep interest by wireless providers in deployment of 5G service in both the 3450 MHz and the 3700 MHz bands, and there is an ongoing, recognized and growing need for base station manufacturers to support operations in these bands cost-effectively,” Airspan said in its request.