Interest High in 3.5 GHz Shared Band, FCC Says
The FCC got eight applications from companies that want to be spectrum access system (SAS) and/or environmental sensing capability (ESC) operators in the 3.5 GHz shared band (see 1605160051), showing strong interest in the spectrum, FCC officials said Tuesday in…
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a blog post. The SAS “builds on existing frequency coordination approaches by leveraging advanced computing to maximize the number of users that might be able to operate within a given area at a given time, making spectrum available where and when it’s needed, and enforcing protections and rights among use tiers,” said the post by Julius Knapp, chief of the Office of Engineering and Technology, and Jon Wilkins, chief of the Wireless Bureau. The ESC “is the technological solution that will enable new commercial use in coastal areas of the United States (and some inland locations) while still protecting important federal radar operations,” they wrote. Both are important, they said. “We are extremely excited about the level of interest from prospective SAS Administrators and ESC operators,” the FCC officials said. “There is a significant and growing community of innovative technology developers and potential operators that are invested in the success of the 3.5 GHz band, the SAS and ESC-enabled sharing scheme, and the potential of these new sharing tools.”