FCC Seeks Comment on Waivers To Make Broader Use of High-Frequency Bands
The FCC Wireless Bureau Tuesday sought comment on proposals by two different companies to use extreme high-frequency spectrum. ZenFi sought a waiver to use the 102-109.5 GHz band under its existing Millimeter Wave Radio Service license for high-speed, point-to-point data…
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streams between users of its service, a public notice said. ZenFi would use the band in Chicago, New York City, San Francisco and Washington metropolitan markets, the bureau said, noting that the company already has a regulatory framework set up for similar use of the 70/80/90 GHz bands. McKay Brothers seeks a similar waiver to allow its subsidiary Geneva to operate links in and around Chicago, New York City and northern New Jersey, the bureau said. Comments are due Nov. 12, replies Nov. 30. The FCC is set to take up an NPRM on high-frequency “spectrum frontiers” at its Oct. 22 open meeting (see 1510010067). Also in the high-frequency arena, the bureau Tuesday also sought comment on waiver requests by two companies that want to use smaller antenna for operations in the 71-76 and 81-86 GHz bands. Aviat Networks, a provider of microwave networking, and Fastback, which makes outdoor networking products, asked for waivers allowing use of antennas with lower minimum gain, higher maximum beamwidth and modified suppression criteria, the bureau said in a separate PN. The Fixed Wireless Communications Coalition has asked for changes to the antenna rules, the bureau noted: “Aviat and Fastback specify that they seek waivers to allow antennas meeting the proposed requirements to be used immediately, prior to the resolution of this rulemaking.” Comment due dates are the same as for the other PN.