Shure Defends White Spaces Recon Petition, Hits Back at Microsoft
Shure fired back at Microsoft for urging the FCC to reject Shure's petition for reconsideration of amended white spaces rules (see 2108100054). Shure sought recon of the 16-watt effective isotropic radiated power level for mobile white spaces devices and the…
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nationwide scope of the authorization for narrowband devices. “Microsoft opposes Shure’s request on procedural and substantive grounds but fails to present sufficient reasons for the Commission to disregard Shure’s reasonable request for reconsideration,” said a filing posted Friday in docket 20-36. “Shure is concerned that the mitigation and protective measures chosen by the Commission are inappropriate for mobile services because they are designed to address interference from fixed-devices -- a fact that is not in dispute,” Shure said: “The portable and dynamic nature of mobile [white space devices] makes them vastly more difficult to anticipate and plan for compared to fixed devices.”