NCTA urged the FCC to move forward with...
NCTA urged the FCC to move forward with an order on the Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure (U-NII-1) band. Discussions between NCTA and Globalstar on access to spectrum haven’t progressed, “because the parties could not agree to important basic concepts,” NCTA…
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said in an ex parte filing (http://bit.ly/1hX26fS). Proposals outlined by Globalstar “are unnecessary in light of the convincing evidence on the record that Globalstar will not experience harmful interference under any reasonable future Wi-Fi deployment scenario,” NCTA said. The association recounted a teleconference with staff from Chairman Tom Wheeler’s office and the Office of Engineering and Technology. If the FCC permits outdoor U-NII-1 deployments, Globalstar “favors the adoption of certain limited and simple design criteria for deployed U-NII-1 access points,” that company said in an ex parte filing (http://bit.ly/1fMPGnn). Criteria can include an antenna gain of -11 dBi at 30 degrees and higher, assuming U-NII-2A power limits, in order to lower the noise rise at its satellites, it said. “Antennas that radiate power vertically create the greatest impact on Globalstar’s constellation.” Globalstar determined that its system would be able to tolerate a noise rate of 2 dB from outdoor U-NII-1 devices, which is even higher than NCTA’s supposed “worst case” noise rise in this spectrum, it said. The filing recounts a meeting with International Bureau staff. Globalstar also joined Time Warner Cable, Comcast, NCTA, Cox and other media companies this week in a meeting with staff from the International Bureau and the Office of Engineering and Technology to discuss Wi-Fi duty cycles, power levels for indoor and outdoor access points and other issues, it said in an ex parte filing (http://bit.ly/1fuoyuW).