FCC's OET Extends Certification Deadline for U-NII-3 Devices
The FCC Office of Engineering and Technology extended until Dec. 2 the start of new certification rules for Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure 3 (U-NII-3) radio band devices. The rules include a more stringent out-of-band emissions limit. The FCC mandated that…
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as of Tuesday, digital modulation devices and the digital modulation portion of hybrid devices designed to operate in the U-NII-3 band must meet the new Section 15.407 U-NII-3 rules to be FCC certified. OET noted in the order that several petitions for reconsideration of the rules are before the agency. “While the petitioners have generally alleged that the current state of the technology inhibits the design of affordable products that could comply with the more stringent out-of-band emission limits for the U-NII-3 band, the alternatives they suggested have been wide-ranging and many of the parties could not agree on a single solution that would meet the needs of the varying industry segments,” OET said. In March parties led by the Wireless ISP Association submitted a consensus proposal that would “significantly modify the out-of-band emission limits adopted for the U-NII-3 Band,” OET said. “In light of the recent activity in the docket, we conclude that there is good cause to grant a waiver of the June 2, 2015 U-NII device certification date.”