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5G Americas urges NTIA to move quickly on mid-band spectrum for commercial wireless use

21 April, 2020 at 12:59 PM

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

5G Americas urges NTIA to move quickly on mid-band spectrum for commercial wireless use
Chris Pearson, president of 5GAmericas

5G Americas, the wireless industry trade association and voice of 5G and LTE for the Americas, urged the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to accelerate its process for opening up the 3100-3550 MHz mid-band spectrum for commercial wireless use, citing an urgent need for increased spectrum resources to maintain U.S. leadership in 5G.

NTIA manages spectrum allocated to U.S. federal use, such as that used by government agencies and the Armed Forces. However, the 3100-3550 MHz “mid-band” spectrum band is an important resource that offers both bandwidth and coverage capabilities for the operation of many commercial wireless uses – especially for 5G.

Like many international wireless organisations, 5G Americas does not believe the 100 MHz initially assessed by NTIA in the 3 GHz band will provide enough spectrum for commercial wireless use. In comments to the Federal Communications Commission on a proposal to repurpose 3300-3550 MHz for commercial wireless use, Chris Pearson, president, 5G Americas said, “The 100 MHz considered in NTIA’s feasibility report is not a sufficient amount of spectrum to enable the U.S. to lead on 5G.”

In its letter, 5G Americas requests NTIA to conclude its evaluation of the entire Lower 3 GHz Band in the immediate term so that the commercial wireless cellular industry can begin to analyse the study. Specifically, 5G Americas urges the following.

  • Release the technical feasibility report on the lower band as soon as possible
  • Establish a subcommittee to focus on facilitating commercial access to the Lower 3 GHz band
  • Credential spectrum engineering experts from operators and vendors to dialogue with DOD, NTIA and other federal stakeholders
  • Identify officials at NTIA and DOD to begin biweekly meetings with the FCC and industry on evaluating the Lower 3 GHz Band for commercial access
  • Move forward with planning to relocate the airborne systems in the Lower 3 GHz Band
  • Commit to licensed commercial use in the Lower 3 GHz Band where feasible

5G Americas reiterated the need for additional wireless spectrum resources to weather the combined challenges imposed by COVID-19-related “Work From Home” social distance policies and high-speed broadband demands, as well as the increased economic activity that will be generated by the economic recovery.

5G Americas’ Board of Governors Members include AT&T, Cable & Wireless, Ciena, Cisco, CommScope, Crown Castle, Ericsson, Intel, Mavenir, Nokia, Qualcomm Incorporated, Samsung, Shaw Communications Inc., T-Mobile US, Inc., Telefonica, and WOM.

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Tags: 5G Americas, Chris Pearson, COVID-19, NTIA

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