Wi-Fi Advocates Support Extreme Networks' Waiver Request

OTI was mentioned in a Communications Daily article about Extreme Networks’ petition for a waiver of Federal Communications Commission rules for low-power indoor devices for 6 GHz access points to be installed exclusively in indoor-only sports venues, with OTI having commented alongside Public Knowledge in favor of this waiver.

“Extreme Networks has clearly demonstrated ‘good cause’ and that the public interest will be served by waiving what we believe is the least important of the multiple form factor requirements that govern the authorization of low-power, indoor-only access points,” Public Knowledge and the Open Technology Institute at New America said in a filing posted Monday in docket 23-282. “The waiver is necessary for sports fans to benefit from the full capacity, low latency and higher quality that next generation Wi-Fi 7 makes possible, as well as for lower costs, greater spectrum efficiency, and more competition in the market for indoor venue connectivity solutions. Extreme Networks’ proposal also eliminates the risk that granting the waiver would result in its devices being used outdoors,” the public interest groups said.