Lobbying Continues on Changes to 5.9 GHz Band
Preserve the full 75 MHz in 5.9 GHz for vehicle-to-everything use, Continental Automotive Systems asked the FCC. Commissioners agreed 5-0 in December to examine revised rules, reallocating 45 MHz for Wi-Fi; 20 MHz would be reserved for cellular V2X and…
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possibly 10 MHz for dedicated short-range communications (DSRC). Comments were posted Thursday in docket 19-138. “If only 30 MHz is retained, many Americans whose lives could have been saved will needlessly die in motor vehicle accidents,” Continental said: “If V2X is shortchanged here ..., Collective Perception Messages safety-of-life applications and Maneuver Coordination Messages safety-of-life applications will be impossible in the U.S. They require at least 20 MHz of spectrum each.” In a call with an Office of Engineering and Technology official, Qualcomm said the 10 MHz block being considered for DSRC should be allocated instead to C-V2X. Qualcomm said that “while there are active commitments to deploy C-V2X in vehicles (once authorized by the FCC), not one automaker has said it will sell" such cars in the U.S. Facebook told an aide to Commissioner Mike O’Rielly it seeks outdoor and portable use: “The ability to use portable devices as peer-to-peer access points outdoors, is an important incentive for device manufacturers to build 5.9 GHz capability into devices."