Whats next for 12-GHz spectrum? (with V. Noah Campbell and Richard Bennett)

Published: April 6, 2021, 11 a.m.

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In December 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the feasibility of allowing commercial operations \\u2014 both satellite and terrestrial \\u2014 in the 12.2\\u201312.7 GHz spectrum band. Doing so could expand broadband access and expedite mobile 5G network buildouts; however, incumbents worry that additional commercial activity in the band could potentially interfere with their satellite operations. How can the FCC ensure new use of the 12-GHz band while navigating incumbents\\u2019 concerns?

On this episode, Shane is joined by two spectrum policy experts: V. Noah Campbell, co-founder and CEO of Radio Spectrum Access LLC, and Richard Bennett, founder of High Tech Forum and a co-creator of Wi-Fi. Noah discusses how both industry and the FCC can safely increase commercial activity in the 12-GHz band, while Richard gives an engineer\\u2019s perspective on what freeing up spectrum entails \\u2014 in the 12-GHz band and beyond.

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