Professional Installer Programs Important for TV White Spaces, 3.5 GHz Band, WISPA Says
The Wireless ISP Association defended its proposal to establish a professional installer program for TV white spaces devices and the 3.5 GHz shared spectrum band. The FCC should keep in place rules that allow professional installation in both bands, WISPA…
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said. “The effectiveness of a professional installation certification program will benefit all spectrum users,” the group said. “To that end, WISPA invites stakeholders to work with WISPA to help develop an effective program that can apply in all spectrum bands.” The letter was posted in docket 14-165. NAB has questioned the viability of professional installer programs, especially in the 3.5 GHz band. “Simply put, experience has confirmed that professional installation is unreliable and inadequate,” said an NAB letter in the same docket. “Further, professional installation is not appropriate for consumer devices that are likely to be deployed in the 3.5 GHz band, and mere tweaks to the rules regarding the definition of 'professional installation' are unlikely to address the fundamental problems.”