CTIA, CTA Say High-Frequency Spectrum Important to 5G
The FCC should move forward to open the 28, 37 and 39 GHz bands for licensed use, CTIA said in comments on the FCC’s spectrum frontier proceeding. CTIA said spectrum above 24 GHz should be primarily licensed, but it supports…
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a mixture of licensed and unlicensed offerings. CTIA also said companies need certainty and the agency should avoid tough “use it or share it” rules. Proposed performance rules “are not viable and are ill-suited for the millimeter wave bands,” CTIA said. Since “the primary promise of millimeter wave band spectrum is the potential for very high speed data throughput,” the FCC should allow “extensive, contiguous spectrum blocks,” CTIA said. CTIA said it "believes that this proceeding will play an important role in both enabling 5G services and addressing future spectrum challenges. As wireless services grow more advanced and lower-frequency spectrum grows increasingly scarce, it will be necessary for the Commission to explore the use of higher-frequency bands for mobile services.” The filing, in docket 14-177, hadn't been posted by the FCC by our deadline. CTA urged the FCC to move quickly to expand unlicensed operations throughout the entire 57-71 GHz band. The FCC should also create a new Upper Microwave Flexible Use Service in the 28 GHz, 39 GHz and 37 GHz bands, CTA said. The high-frequency bands “hold promise for meeting demand in heavily congested areas and can be one tool (of many) to alleviate the spectrum crunch,” CTA said in comments, also in docket 14-177. “Beyond providing supplemental capacity for wide-area mobile networks, these bands may also be useful for innovative and emerging applications, including backhaul, other point-to-point applications, unlicensed wireless cable replacement, satellite and aerial broadband, and other services.”