Carr Meets RigNet Officials on 6 GHz Band
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr visited an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico to speak with RigNet CEO Steven Pickett and others about the offshore network. The company discussed the importance of protecting its 6 GHz microwave network. “As the…
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FCC considers the unlicensed use of 6 GHz spectrum, we have stressed that this would create network interference and could endanger offshore crews and other LTE users in the Gulf,” Pickett said, it recounted Wednesday. “The Gulf should be excluded.” Ex-FCC official Jamie Barnett, now RigNet senior vice president-government services, also met with Carr. T-Mobile, which has a Gulf 4G LTE network with RigNet, also participated.