FCC Grants Train Safety Waiver Sought by Metrom
The FCC Office of Engineering and Technology approved a waiver for Metrom Rail, allowing the certification and operation of ultra-wideband devices used to enhance the safety and reliability of transit rail operations. Metrom is a technology company that serves railroads.…
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“Specifically, we are waiving the requirement that devices must be handheld while operating and are allowing Metrom’s directional antenna system to employ an additional 6 dB of gain to produce an [effective isotropic radiated power] of up to -35.3 dBm/MHz,” OET said in a Friday order in docket 18-284. Metrom’s operations are limited to 3.248-4.990 GHz, OET said. The waiver request was before the FCC for more than two years (see 1809200041).