New America Warns of Gaps in Wi-Fi/LTE-U Testing Plan
New America is concerned about parts of the Wi-Fi Alliance’s proposal for coexistence testing of Wi-Fi and LTE-unlicensed, said Michael Calabrese, director of the Wireless Future Program. WifiForward, a pro-Wi-Fi coalition, praised the release, but the Evolve Coalition has said…
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progress has been too slow (see 1608020054). “Consumer advocates are heartened to hear the Wi-Fi Alliance has completed its LTE-U coexistence test plan,” Calabrese said in a Wednesday statement. “However, it is alarming to hear that compromises on the test plan within this industry group could leave 50 percent of Wi-Fi connections at risk of disruption from LTE-U. It is also unfortunate that cellular industry proponents of using LTE on unlicensed spectrum are now threatening to pull back from Wi-Fi coexistence testing they initially proposed and supported.” The FCC must ensure that ITE-U devices pass “the entire test” and can coexist with Wi-Fi, he said.