The operation of millions of outdoor Unlicensed National...
The operation of millions of outdoor Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure-1 (UNII-1) access points would drain Globalstar’s satellite power, diminish user capacity, and create gaps in signal coverage, Globalstar said, citing a study they commissioned by Roberson and Associates. Globalstar presented…
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the analysis in supplemental comments in docket 13-49 (http://bit.ly/18AqShO). The study demonstrates that the operation of outdoor access points in the UNII-1 band “would have a substantial detrimental impact on Globalstar’s licensed MSS [mobile satellite services] operations in the Big LEO [low-earth orbit] band,” it said. “This outcome is directly contrary to the FCC’s Part 15 regulatory framework for unlicensed services and its well-established commitment to protecting licensed services from interference.” The MSS company continued to urge the FCC to maintain its prohibition on outdoor transmissions in the UNII-1 band, it said.