The Wireless Innovation Forum (WInnForum) has announced the approval of the charter for a new 6 GHz multi stakeholder committee, focused on the study of sharing arrangements in spectrum designated for unlicensed operation within the 6 GHz band (5925-7125 MHz). The committee will provide technical input to inform the FCC’s 6 GHz rulemaking and will facilitate the interpretation and implementation of the rulemaking that allows industry and regulators to collaborate on implementation of a common, efficient and well-functioning 6 GHz ecosystem. The Committee will be led by chair Mark Gibson of CommScope.
The 6 GHz band presents exciting new opportunities for the deployment of unlicensed devices. The current proposals by the FCC and unlicensed proponents have considerable merit and should be fully studied with collaboration from all stakeholders.
Initial activities to be conducted by the Committee include:
- Defining Interference Protection Criteria, Propagation Modeling, and Spectrum Occupancy Determination
- Developing a Security Threat Assessment
- Identifying AFC Requirements for Incumbent Protection
The approach to the 6 GHz committee’s work will emphasize the technical aspects of sharing to advance innovative and competitive sharing approaches and to increase deployment speed of AFC systems.
The initial meeting of the group will occur 4 September 2019, 11:00 AM ET. Participation in this new committee is open to the representatives of all Member Organizations, and trial memberships are available for those organizations that wish to explore participation in advance of joining as full members. Non-member observers and subject matter experts may also be invited to participate at the director of the Committee Steering Group.
