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Shure Updates FCC on Spectrum Needs of Wireless Mics

Shure executives updated the FCC on the needs of wireless mic users in a series of meetings, a filing posted Tuesday in docket 12-268 said. “We discussed the increasing demand for wireless microphone audio technologies … for professional users in…

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the American music, theater, sports, broadcasting and film industries, among other sectors that rely on high-quality professional wireless microphone operations,” Shure said. The company is focused on developing spectrum-efficient technologies for all bands and sharing strategies for frequencies above 1 GHz, the filing said. Shure noted that the 1.2 GHz band is used for wireless mics in other countries, including Japan and France. Company execs met with staff from the Office of Engineering and Technology and Wireless Bureau and aides to Commissioners Anna Gomez, Nathan Simington and Geoffrey Starks.