NextNav Disputes 900 MHz Interference Findings in Neology Study
NextNav is challenging the findings of a technical study that Neology filed last month (see 2512160017) on the risks posed to band incumbents if the FCC approves NextNav's proposal to use the 900 MHz band for a “terrestrial complement” to GPS. In a filing posted Friday in docket 25-110, NextNav said it stands by its earlier analysis that found minimal interference risks.
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Tom Tran, NextNav's senior director of engineering, said in an email that the company’s proposal “would impose only minimal costs on tolling operators, limited to potential retuning of a subset of toll readers” and that its plan wouldn’t require retuning or replacement of any consumer toll transponders. To the extent any retuning is necessary, NextNav “has committed to reasonable accommodations, including financial and technical support to facilitate a smooth transition to an optimized Lower 900 MHz band plan,” Tran said.