Ultra-wideband (UWB) developer XtremeSpectrum said it disagreed w...
Ultra-wideband (UWB) developer XtremeSpectrum said it disagreed with recent letter by Deputy Defense Secy. Paul Wolfowitz on regulatory restrictions DoD was advocating be placed on technology. XtremeSpectrum CEO Martin Rofheart said company agreed with Wolfowitz that “rules can be…
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crafted to allow this technology to move forward.” Rofheart said: “We strongly disagree, however, with the unnecessarily stringent technical limitations that the Deputy Secretary proposes, outside the GPS bands. Not only would those limitations deprive consumers and public safety users of valuable UWB applications, but there is absolutely nothing that justifies them in the very extensive technical record compiled by the FCC in this three-and-one-half-year-old proceeding.” Wolfowitz told Commerce Secy. Donald Evans that he advocated delay in final regulatory decision on UWB until “at least February.” Expectation is that UWB could be on agenda for FCC’s Dec. 12 meeting, although timing wasn’t clear late Fri. Wolfowitz said DoD review of preliminary draft of FCC’s UWB rules indicated that they wouldn’t provide adequate protection for GPS and “other critical DoD systems” (CD Nov 29 p1).