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October 22, 2014
Volume 8, Issue 15
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New EWA Board Members
New board members were elected during EWA’s annual membership meeting held on October 8 during the 2014 Wireless Leadership Summit in Denver, Colorado, namely Borden Borden, Trident Micro Systems; Pat Cuntz, EMCO; Marc Lockard, Lockard & White and John Pescatore, Pacific DataVision. EWA officers elected for 2015 were Bart Fisher, Chairman, Fisher Wireless; Catherine Leonard, Vice Chair, Comtronics; and Bill Jenkins, Treasurer, Sprint. To review a listing of all members of the board and Executive Committee, please visit the Enterprise Wireless Alliance web site.
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Realigning 900 MHz
EWA continues to work with API, AAR, UTC and PDV towards finalizing a Petition for Rulemaking to realign the 900 MHz B/ILT and Commercial spectrum allocations to accommodate the formation of a 3/3 MHz broadband opportunity while retaining a 2/2 MHz allocation for narrowband B/ILT voice and data systems. A number of incumbent licensees are expressing technical concerns associated this opportunity for which responses are being prepared.
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800 MHz Interstitial
There are never any guarantees, but we have reason to believe that the FCC is nearing completion of drafting a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would eventually enable the use of the 12.5 kHz “interstitial” channels in the B/ILT and PS 800 MHz bands. Nearly five years ago, EWA filed a Petition for Rulemaking requesting expanded use of these bands, which was supported by the LMCC who later provided technical frequency coordination guidelines. More |
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2014 Wireless Leadership Summit
The 2014 Wireless Leadership Summit, co-hosted by EWA and USMSS, and held at the Westin Downtown Denver from October 8-10, enjoyed record setting attendance with participants from all over the U.S. and more exhibiting companies than in any prior year. A highlight of the event was the first public presentation on plans to enable a Private Enterprise Broadband opportunity at 900 MHz, which was presented by Morgan O’Brien and John Pescatore of Pacific DataVision, Inc. (PDV). PDV announced that it intends to pursue development through partnerships with existing wireless sales and service providers. More |
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Join EWA's LinkedIn Group - Wireless Users Tech Talk
EWA has launched a LinkedIn group, Enterprise Wireless Alliance (EWA) – Wireless Users Tech Talk which provides an open forum for all wireless users to share ideas, issues and solutions impacting the industry. We look forward to your participation and ideas ranging from wireless technology, regulatory policy, industry news, spectrum management and more!
Join Today!
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EWA's Spectrum Efficiency e-Advisory: Know Your Neighbors!
Using EWA for your frequency coordination definitely has its perks - such as the FREE Spectrum Efficiency e-Advisory you receive with each and every EWA-certified frequency. The FCC has always said that it is the licensee’s responsibility to be aware of rules applicable to their radio systems, but how many people truly know where the rules are and/or take the time to look them up?
EWA’s Spectrum Efficiency e-Advisory does the work for you by providing you with a summary of the critical FCC Rules applicable to the radio system to be deployed and includes important technical information about co-channel systems that will be sharing the channel(s) certified - like whether the shared channel systems are operating trunked, conventional, analog, digital, voice or data; the incumbent names and site distances; and other relevant information for a licensee.
By providing these rules, the EWA Spectrum Efficiency e-Advisory notices help to promote better spectrum efficiency as licensees will know the proper way to operate their systems. Being aware of what FCC rules apply to the operations of your radio system is not only smart, it just might keep you out of trouble!
Samples of these reports include the e-Advisory Notice and Channel Sharing Report; or visit EWA’s website or view the Presentation slides or recording from EWA’s webinar on this topic.
This information is free and designed to facilitate optimum system deployments. Please contact us if you have any questions or comments.
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FCC Plans to Eliminate Paper Licenses
The FCC has announced its plans to stop providing paper copies of “Active” license authorizations to licensees and registrants unless specifically requested. The Commission noted that “given the ease of access to the Internet the ubiquitous availability of electronic documents, and the high adoption rate by consumers of electronic delivery of many other documents, [they believe] that the time is ripe for modernizing the treatment of authorizations.” More |
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FCC Highlights Part 22 Spectrum Rules
The FCC has issued a reminder concerned with the technical rules associated with the use of Paging and Radiotelephone spectrum provided for within Part 20 and Part 22 of the Commission’s rules. At the same time, the Commission used the opportunity to seek comment on the benefits of providing greater technical and operational flexibility within the affected bands that might result in more intensive use. EWA will be participating when comments are due on December 17, 2014. |
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Wireless Services above 24 GHz
The FCC announced that they have begun examining the use of new frequency bands for mobile services to help meet the growing demand for spectrum. Specifically, based on a recommendation from the Technical Advisory Council, the FCC will release a Notice of Inquiry that seeks to broaden the Commission’s understanding of the state of the art in technological developments that might unlock spectrum use above 24 GHz for next-generation mobile wireless services. More |
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$600K Fine Levied Against Mariott for Wi-Fi Blocking
The FCC has entered into a Consent Decree with Marriott Corporation, requiring the company to pay a $600,000 fine for its intentional interference with and disabling of consumer Wi-Fi networks at the Gaylord Conference Center in Nashville. The Consent Decree states that this blocking occurred when “these users did not pose a threat to the security of the Gaylord Opryland network or its network”. Further clarification may be needed to balance protection of consumer rights and the critical importance of protecting the security of private networks. Order |
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Air Communications, Inc. - Phoenix, AZ
Dorsey & White LLP - Washington, DC
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