AT&T submitted a paper at the FCC contradicting a report...
AT&T submitted a paper at the FCC contradicting a report by V-Comm that was submitted by small carriers (CD July 16 p10). V-Comm argued that band class distinctions aren’t needed to protect 700 MHz operations from interference, and the agency…
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should move forward on an interoperability mandate. The paper was written by Jeffrey Reed and Nishith Tripathi of Reed Engineering. “The V-COMM Report concludes -- contrary to multiple other tests and analyses -- that although Band 12 devices are far more susceptible to interference from Channel 51 and E block signals than are Band 17 devices, the Channel 51 and E block signal levels required to cause such interference are so high as to be irrelevant in most real world situations,” AT&T’s paper said (http://xrl.us/bnsmqx). “Upon careful review of the V-COMM Report and of the results of further testing conducted by 7Layers (a well-regarded independent testing firm), it is apparent that the conclusions in the V-COMM Report are wrong and reflect incorrect assumptions, parameters and methodologies."