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IEEE Committee Asks FCC to Revise UWB Rules

An IEEE committee supported Bosch's petition for an FCC "early” and ”comprehensive” review of Part 15, Subpart F regulations on ultra-wideband devices and systems (see 1907190010). The petition has gotten mostly a favorable response (see 1908190029). The IEEE 802 Local…

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Area Networks/Municipal Area Networks Standards Committee noted that when the FCC approved UWB rules in 2002, it characterized them as “ultra-conservative” and said it planned to review them over time. “Extensive industry experience now confirms the characterization by the Commission,” the IEEE committee said in RM-11844: “UWB has been widely used and proven to cause no harmful interference.”