Encinca Says 6 GHz Work on Outdoor Use at an Impasse
Representatives of Encinca Communications spoke with staff for all four FCC commissioners on “the compelling case for updating Part 101 rules to harmonize with Part 15 rules in the 6 GHz band.” The FCC’s 2020 6 GHz order “encouraged the…
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formation of an industry-led multi-stakeholder group (MSG) to address the technical and operational issues associated with the automated frequency coordination system,” said a filing posted Friday in docket 18-295. MSG members have “essentially run into a brick wall” and failed to reach industry consensus, Encinca said: “The practical reality of this result means that, more than two years after the adoption of the [6 GHz order], over 290 million consumers are still being denied the features and benefits of the outdoor use of the 6 GHz band -- Wi-Fi 6E based equipment for mobile fixed wireless access use.”