UTC Seeks Stay on 6 GHz OKs; Likely Faces Uphill Climb

Wireless Future Project director Michael Calabrese is quoted in a Communications Daily article about the Utilities Technology Council’s request that the FCC stop certifying low-power indoor devices in the 6 GHz band of spectrum, with Calabrese advocating against a stay.

Utilities are improperly seeking reconsideration of last year’s order, said Michael Calabrese, director of the Wireless Future Program at New America. “Utilities and other incumbents filed reams of engineering data and testing in the record of the proceeding that is now long over,” he said: “In response the commission adopted what we believe is an unnecessarily low power limit on indoor use that will already shrink the potential consumer benefits of 5G-quality Wi-Fi indoors. Utility links also incorporate a huge extra margin of safety against interference that results from unusual weather conditions.”