WCS Interference Might Require Repeaters or Signal Boost, SiriusXM Says
SiriusXM equipment in some locations still sees interference from AT&T wireless communications service facilities, and one solution under consideration involves collocating SiriusXM terrestrial repeaters or boosting the SiriusXM signal at some WCS transmission sites, the satellite radio provider said in…
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an FCC filing posted Tuesday in docket 07-293. The filing was an update on coordination efforts involving AT&T's WCS broadband network and SiriusXM's satellite digital audio radio service. SiriusXM said that coordination work involved "thousands of hours of equipment testing in labs" as well as drive testing near WCS transmitters. It said it and the carrier are evaluating the effectiveness of the proposed solutions and whether they would require FCC OK. AT&T didn't comment Wednesday. A 2013 AT&T/SiriusXM settlement opened the door for the carrier to deploy LTE in the 2.3 GHz band (see 1210180070).