Auto Industry Representatives Meet at FCC With Pai Aides on 5.9 GHz Band
Auto industry representatives made their case for not rechannelizing the 5.9 GHz band, as proposed by Wi-Fi advocates (see 1702210060), in a meeting with Nick Degani and Rachael Bender, aides to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. The automakers want to preserve…
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the entire band for use by dedicated short-range communications (DSRC) technology designed to curb crashes and save lives, though with sharing with Wi-Fi. “Global Automakers explained the diversity of the 5.9 GHz safety application ecosystem and the need to preserve the existing 75 MHz allocation to leverage the full opportunity for existing and future applications,” said a filing in docket 13-49. Global Automakers, American Honda, the Intelligent Transportation Society of America and Schagrin Consulting were among attendees.