Oceus Networks supports allowing the Department of Defense...
Oceus Networks supports allowing the Department of Defense to maintain limited access to the 1755-1780 MHz and 2155-2180 MHz bands on U.S. military bases and ranges for “mission-oriented tactical LTE,” the 4G LTE wireless provider told the FCC in comments…
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released Thursday. Oceus’s federal customers include the DoD (http://bit.ly/14qLSD7). The FCC was seeking comments on its NPRM exploring future use of the 1755, 2155 and two other AWS-3 bands (CD July 25 p3). Continued limited access to the 1755 and 2155 bands would give the U.S. military “the benefits of a globally standardized technology, including commercial economies of scale and advanced capabilities for certain tactical applications,” Oceus said. “Moreover, those capabilities would be able to evolve alongside a commercial technology roadmap.” Leveraging the 4G LTE ecosystem for military tactical applications “can provide advanced capabilities needed to meet the 21st century mission requirements,” with the 1755 and 2155 bands being a critical component, Oceus said. Limited geographic sharing of the two bands will allow the military to leverage LTE without affecting the spectrum’s commercial use; sharing will also “promote the achievement of U.S. policy directives on sharing and commercial use of Federal spectrum bands,” Oceus said. Geographic spectrum sharing will encourage military adoption of commercial technology and can ensure maximum use of spectrum in all geographic zones, the company said. A white paper Oceus submitted with its comments found that there is a strong technical basis for shared access to the 1755 and 2155 bands.