Nokia Seeking Technical Changes to FCC Rules for 3.5 GHz Band
Nokia representatives had a call with FCC officials to explain the company’s pursuit of changes to technical rules for the 3.5 GHz shared spectrum band, said a filing posted Thursday in docket 12-354. Nokia filed a petition for reconsideration on…
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the rules in July. Among changes Nokia sought is a longer time period for devices using the band to stop operating or shift to another frequency if they detect the presence of a federal system also using the spectrum. Nokia said the rate at which configuration changes can be made “is generally proportional to the number of cells requiring reconfiguration.” A network with hundreds of cells would require far longer than 60 seconds, Nokia said, recommending the new time limit be set at 10 minutes. Nokia also recommended the rules impose maximum power limits based on only equivalent isotropically radiated power rather than both EIRP and conducted output power. Nokia also sought higher power limits to make more deployments “practical.”