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NextNav has filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission in support of our Petition for Rulemaking proposing to reconfigure the Lower 900 MHz band and adopt new rules to enable a terrestrial positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) network to complement and back up the Global Positioning System (GPS). There could not be a more critical time to address the important need for a terrestrial complement and backup to GPS. The national security, economic, and public safety needs of America demand a reliable complement and backup to this vital technology all of us use daily. NextNav offers an innovative solution that provides enormous benefits to the public and also unleashes much-needed spectrum for 5G broadband – at no cost to taxpayers. We are eagerly working with stakeholders so the needs of consumers, public safety and our national interests are at the forefront of this important work. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/esMexM63

The FCC has recently issued a public notice seeking comments regarding NextNav's April 2024 proposal to re-configure the 902-928 MHz (ISM) spectrum band to enable NextNav's deployment of a 5G PNT system, offering a terrestrial 3D positioning solution as an alternative to GPS. Amongst other concerns, the FCC is seeking comment regarding incumbent protection and potential impact, as the 902-928 MHz band is a shared band across multiple users, industries, and applications. Specifically, L&W is familiar with multiple utilities and other CII users that heavily leverage the 902-928 MHz band for field connectivity and AMI systems that could be impacted. Comments regarding the notice (WT Docket No. 24-240) are due by Sept 5th, 2024. https://lnkd.in/gANYutnQ

The Department of Telecommunications ( DOT ) is working on the rules for giving satellite spectrum to operators. 

Any decisions on dynamic spectrum sharing in the National Spectrum Strategy should not be based on older approaches, such as CBRS, but should take advantage of new sophisticated options, such as beam muting, null steering, and physical resource blocking, all possible with today's programmable RANs. https://lnkd.in/eEZwJt8d

Europe - Amendment to eCall requirements. EU has released the final draft of commission delegated regulation to amend the regulation EU 305/2013 with regard to the harmonised provision for an interoperable EU-wide eCall. Regulation EU No 305/2013 establishes the specifications for the upgrading of the Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) infrastructure required for the proper receipt and handling of eCalls, in order to ensure the compatibility, interoperability and continuity of the harmonised EU-wide eCall service. The eCall system automatically dials the European emergency number 112 in the event of a serious road accident, thus reducing the response time and saving lives. The eCall system currently works over 2G/3G circuit-switched cellular networks. Now European commission has released the draft amendment to eCall requirements (EU) 305/2013 to adapt emergency call systems to the newest 4G/5G packet-switched communication networks, since the mobile operators plan gradual 2G/3G switch-off between 2025 & 2030. Implementation date: 1st Jan 2026

Just guessing, it might have cellular communication radio that roaming to US operator's network as backup. typically the main communication path should be through satellite. https://lnkd.in/dfuCBcYu

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NEW The Biden administration said it will study how to shift federal users out of the lower 3GHz band in order to free it up for commercial use. However, the government's study of the job won't be done until 2026. Regardless, the 5G industry is viewing the development as a win. "We are encouraged by the administration's National Spectrum Strategy Implementation Plan, which comes at a crucial time as America continues to trail other countries in freeing up midband spectrum for 5G networks. We are pleased to see the administration restore NTIA leadership over spectrum studies, right the course on the lower 3GHz band, and set up a critical review of the 7/8GHz band," said CTIA CEO Meredith Attwell Baker in a statement. CTIA is the primary lobbying association for the 5G industry. Specifically, the Biden administration this week released its "implementation" plan for the national spectrum strategy it unveiled in November. According to a new press release from the NTIA – the primary agency overseeing the implementation plan – the plan will study "the potential for repacking, compression and relocation of airborne radars and other federal systems in the lower 3 GHz to allow for commercial use." That language is important because the US Department of Defense (DoD) currently uses the lower 3GHz spectrum band to operate its radars, satellites, navigation equipment and more. The 5G industry has been trying for years to convince the White House to reallocate some or all of that band for cellular operations, but the DoD has instead argued that it would only share the spectrum with commercial users, rather than release it completely. Thus, the NTIA's new implementation plan appears to lean more heavily toward releasing at least a part of the lower 3GHz band for commercial uses. However, the devil will likely be in the details. It's unclear how much spectrum in the lower 3GHz band will be released for commercial use, and what restrictions might be placed on that spectrum. Under the Biden administration's new implementation plan, the NTIA will work with the DoD to study spectrum sharing in the lower 3GHz band, as well as moving systems out of the band, compressing federal usage within the band, and any other mechanisms that would "allow for expanded or more efficient uses of the spectrum." That study is scheduled to be released in October 2026. Another study, on freeing up the 7/8GHz band for commercial use, is scheduled for release then too. https://lnkd.in/g5tKprVb