NTIA Offers Guidance on High-Band Spectrum
NTIA offered further comment on the FCC’s investigation into future use of the 70, 80 and 90 GHz bands, the topic of a 2020 NPRM (see 2006090032). The Tuesday letter, in docket 20-133, addresses Aeronet’s proposed use of frequencies at…
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71-76 and 81-86 GHz (see 2208030035). Among NTIA's suggestions -- air-to-ground transmissions shouldn’t be permitted in 81-86 GHz, and air-to-air transmissions would be allowed, but with conditions. “In view of the complex technical and operational parameters that we propose on behalf of the agencies to protect federal operations, we encourage the Commission, in taking future actions in this proceeding, to establish a process for prospective operators to demonstrate that specific point-to-endpoint-in-motion technologies are able to meet both the in-band and out-of-band technical and operational requirements adopted by the Commission prior to deployment,” NTIA said. NTIA made the filing on behalf of NASA, the National Science Foundation, the Commerce Department and the Air Force.