Wi-Fi Alliance Says Sharing 6 GHz Band Won't Be Threat to Utilities
The Wi-Fi Alliance assured members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that Wi-Fi in the 6 GHz band won’t pose a threat to power companies. Last month, all three FERC commissioners wrote the FCC to express concerns (see 1912190082). “Wi-Fi…
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Alliance recognizes the need for and supports rigorous protection of electric utilities and other critical incumbent operations in the 6 GHz band,” said a filing, posted Tuesday in docket 18-295. “To the contrary, there is no question that unlicensed devices operating in the 6 GHz band must protect existing operations. That is why Wi-Fi Alliance supports mandatory testing and certification of all [automated frequency coordination] systems prior to implementation in the 6 GHz frequency band.” The alliance proposed “a comprehensive set of regulatory parameters for AFC systems and recommended that AFC systems must demonstrate their ability to fully protect licensed incumbent fixed service links such as those used by electric utilities,” the group said: “One of the components of AFC certification will certainly be testing and evaluation -- processes the FCC has recently undertaken with respect to similar geo-location database-driven spectrum access solutions in the 3.5 GHz band.” Wi-Fi advocates see the 6 GHz band as critical to meeting growing demand for unlicensed spectrum (see 1906250015).