Motorola Solutions asked for a waiver of FCC rules to...
Motorola Solutions asked for a waiver of FCC rules to allow the continued manufacture and import of 25 kHz-capable equipment for sale to entities that have received waivers of the FCC’s Jan. 1 VHF/UHF narrowbanding deadline. While manufacturers will continue…
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to sell the inventory of devices in stock, “Motorola Solutions anticipates that new equipment will need to be manufactured after January 1, 2013, to ensure that the systems of waiver recipients remain in full working order until their migration to narrowbanding technology is complete,” the company said (http://xrl.us/bn38qx). “Denying the extension could result in service interruptions, unpredictable variations in coverage for waiver recipients, and other negative effects which jeopardize public safety.” Motorola Solutions said the radios will have the capacity to operate on both 25 kHz and narrowband channels. “Waiver recipients will ultimately realize the Commission’s goals of spectrum efficiency and capacity increase after carrying out their transition by utilizing the narrowbanding capability of the newly-manufactured radios,” Motorola Solutions said.