| Good work by both you and Steve S on getting this info and getting it out quickly.
Mark Mark Cummings, Ph.D. +1 650 854 4406 348 Camino al Lago Atherton, Ca. 94027
Managing Partner, enVia Technology Partners, Inc. Special Member Board of Directors SVC Wireless (Silicon Valley China Wireless Technology Association) Special Assistant to the Vice President for Research & Dean of the Graduate College, & Research Professor of Computer and Information Sciences, Kennesaw State University
On Sep 23, 2010, at 3:40 PM, Joe Kwak wrote: Hi all, Find attached the FCC press release for today's TVWS announcement. Also find attached the revised R&O which contains the revised FCC TVWS rules and explains the FCC rationale for the changes. Best regards, Joe Kwak Wireless Standards Consultant InterDigital Communications At 10:29 AM 9/23/2010 -0700, Shellhammer, Steve wrote: Joe,
Thanks for the good summary. I also watched the meeting. Your summary is quite accurate. If you or anyone else sees that the FCC posts the modified rules please send a note to the reflector.
Steve
From: Joe Kwak [mailto:joekwak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 9:02 AM
To: 802. 19 WG (stds-802-19@xxxxxxxx)
Cc: Shellhammer, Steve
Subject: BREAKING NEWS: FCC TVWS rule changes
Hi all,
Here is a summary of the FCC announcement on TVWS which happened this AM in the
FCC's open commission meeting. It was streamed to the Internet for the benefit of the
press and the public. The modified R&O text won't be out for a few more days (?). The
below list is from my notes while listening to the verbal comments from the FCC
commissioners during the meeting.
TVWS R&O Changes:
1. Sensing is NOT required of TVBDs which have access to the FCC TVWS dbase.
2. Sensing only terminal is reserved as a future option and FCC encourages
continued DOD research and commercialization of sensing technologies.
3. Two TV channels will be reserved nationwide (not clear if it will be same 2 channels in
all markets) for protected wireless microphones.
4. Incumbents needing more than 2 TV channels in any market for special events and
sports venues will be able to register for and reserve additional TV channels for
wireless microphone use for these special events. These additional reservations
will be included in and protected by the FCC TVWS dbase.
5. The Canada and Mexico border exclusion zone (upto 60Km wide) is being scrapped.
Instead of blacking out TVWS use at borders, the FCC dbase will include and list
protected Canadian and Mexican stations near US borders. These foreign incumbent
stations will be protected by the same FCC dbase mechanisms protecting US incumbents.
6. New initiative coming soon to provide licensed use of TV band for RURAL broadband backhaul.
(Not clear if this will follow the Canada low-cost licensed model, the auction model, or something else.)
7. Knapp noted that he expects and hopes that the FCC can conclude on and award the TVWS Dbase manager
contracts in the "next few months." Undoubtedly, the decision to list Canadian and
Mexican incumbents will have some impact here.
This is a very positive development for all the TVWS projects currently underway.
BR,
Joe Kwak
|