Despite concerns raised by wireless carriers, most commenters at least...
Despite concerns raised by wireless carriers, most commenters at least supported the “goals of facilitating the restoration of communications after a catastrophic event by employing DACA technologies,” said a notice of inquiry on Deployable Aerial Communications Architectures, which was approved…
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by the FCC Thursday. The FCC released the text of the NOI after our deadline Thursday (http://xrl.us/bm9d58). “This NOI further examines the potential for DACA technologies to provide communications when terrestrial communications infrastructures are disrupted or disabled due to a catastrophic event,” the NOI said. “To that end we seek comment on the role of DACA, the technical network service and platform descriptions of various DACA technologies that are currently available or in development, and the scope of their use in the aftermath of a catastrophic event, as well as how to best coordinate operations and spectrum availability and authorization matters. We also seek comment on system performance of DACA technologies, as well as coverage, capacity, interference, power consumption, and the interoperability of DACA technologies with existing communications services and infrastructure, among other issues.” Other questions on which the FCC seeks further answers is what lessons can be learned from U.S. military use of aerial platforms following disasters. “Are there relevant differences between military use and civilian use that should be taken into account?” it asks. “What are the costs and benefits associated with such use?” The notice also asks how DACA may be already used in other nations.