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"NextNav is proposing to reconfigure the lower 900 MHz band by creating a 5-MHz uplink in the 902-907 MHz band paired with a 10-MHz downlink in the 918-928 MHz
by amatecha 2y ago
"NextNav is proposing to reconfigure the lower 900 MHz band by creating a 5-MHz uplink in the 902-907 MHz band paired with a 10-MHz downlink in the 918-928 MHz band"
Considering the 900mhz unlicensed band allocation is only from 902-928mhz, this would mean that NextNav leaves <11mhz (907-918) for the rest of us? Like, really though? There's VERY little in the radio spectrum that is left for unlicensed use.
From [0]: "However, much of this band is underutilized due to a legacy band plan and rules. Reconfiguring the band would pave the way for terrestrial PNT services as a complement and backup to GPS. It also would open 15 MHz of low-band spectrum for 5G broadband."
I mean.. are we having problems with 5G or GPS currently that requires taking even more spectrum allocation from the public? Did I miss the news about a major shortage of spectrum allocated to strictly commercial/licensed purposes?
[0] https://nextnav.com/fcc-public-notice-august-2024/ https://nextnav.com/fcc-public-notice-august-2024/
- spants 2y agothey also mention that it will help if gps signals are blocked..... if an entity will block gps, they will also block 900Mhz. It's nonsense.