Allocating 5.9 GHz for Wi-Fi Will Relieve Congestion, Says New America
New America’s Open Technology Institute urged the FCC to act on a proposal to allocate part of the 5.9 GHz band to Wi-Fi (see 2004300032). “As the 5.9 GHz band remains stuck in idle, Wi-Fi’s use of the neighboring 5…
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GHz band has accelerated to the point that the unlicensed bands on which nearly all Americans rely for affordable connectivity, particularly indoors, have become increasingly congested due to more devices, more high bandwidth applications, and more off-loading of mobile carrier traffic onto fixed networks,” OTI said in a paper, posted Wednesday in docket 19-138. Dedicated short-range communications is “outdated, costly to implement, and at this point the amount of spectrum allocated two decades ago … is not being used, nor is it necessary to achieve the critical vehicle safety communications functions that justify the allocation," it said.