WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week said it plans to auction spectrum in the 47 GHz band to be used primarily for fixed, point-to-multipoint services delivered through the deployment of stratospheric platforms. The 47 GHz band is one of several millimeter wave bands above 30 GHz for which technology initially developed for military use now holds the potential for commercial use.
While the FCC expects the dominant use of the band will be fixed, point-to-multipoint services, it is not precluding satellite operations and will take a flexible approach to regulating what it termed as a “frontier” band, allowing licensees to offer any service consistent with the United States Table of Allocations and FCC rules.
The FCC commissioners approved this item last month but it was not released until July 29.
