{"id":67138,"date":"2017-10-11T22:30:22","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T14:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/experts-urge-fcc-to-expand-spectrum-sharing-opportunities\/"},"modified":"2017-10-11T22:30:22","modified_gmt":"2017-10-11T14:30:22","slug":"experts-urge-fcc-to-expand-spectrum-sharing-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/experts-urge-fcc-to-expand-spectrum-sharing-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Experts Urge FCC to Expand Spectrum Sharing Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>During a panel focusing on regulatory issues at the DC5G 2017 Summit yesterday, speakers from different industry markets stated that the only way to fund 5G deployment is to incentivize new players to invest in its rollout. <strong>Dynamic Spectrum Alliance<\/strong> (DSA) President Kalpak Gude argued that the <strong>Federal Communications Commission<\/strong> (FCC) must evolve its spectrum allocation policies to be more inclusive of new technologies and potential 5G participants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe cost of 5G deployment is looking like it\u2019s going to be enormous,\u201d Gude said \u2014 a figure that potentially scales into the hundreds of billions. \u201cAt the spectrum bands that we\u2019re talking about it cannot be one entity or one set of entities building this 5G universe. It has to be a collection of different technologies and services.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Gude noted in a recent interview with <em>Via Satellite<\/em>, he believes regulators must shift away from the idea that spectrum is scarce simply because it is already allocated to certain carriers. \u201cThe reality is spectrum in most places is underused or unused. That creates tremendous opportunity to use spectrum in a different way,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer Manner, senior vice president of regulatory affairs at <strong>EchoStar<\/strong>, stated that despite the 5G \u201cnetwork of networks\u201d catchphrase, the industry continues to disproportionately focus on mobile carriers, particularly when it comes to allocating resources such as spectrum. While she acknowledged that the industry probably cannot share in every band in the near-term due to some widely distributed services, she stated that there needs to be an \u201chonest evaluation\u201d of where and how operators are likely to deploy their systems. \u201cSharing should look at the physics of the frequency band and the services involved and provide something a little more realistic,\u201d she said. \u201cI think there\u2019s a very strong favoritism to certain carriers in the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=\u201dMsuFkUyeOfzmwr9DkOzFL3ReZi1KCxms\u201d]Jill Canfield, senior regulatory counsel at the <strong>National Telecommunications Cooperative Service<\/strong> (NTCA), said that the FCC must ensure rural telco providers are able to participate in the 5G ecosystem as well. One solution, she suggested, would be maintaining small license areas rather than mandating the larger (and sometimes prohibitively expensive) license territories that exist in the cellular world. \u201cOne of the problems that we\u2019ve seen with going to these larger license territories is that it plays into certain business models. It doesn\u2019t allow for the full spectrum of the different users in the band because the larger the license territory the more expensive the license becomes,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n<p>Canfield warned that if smaller telco providers are locked out of the 5G experience due to restrictive policies, rural areas will continue to lag when it comes to reliable connectivity services. \u201cMy fear is that as we move forward with these new policies and rulemaking, that a lot of this is going to exacerbate the divide between what\u2019s available in rural America and what\u2019s available in urban America,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>According to Iyad Tarazi, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of <strong>Federated Wireless<\/strong>, the biggest concern around 5G is the lack of \u201ckiller\u201d use cases that will provide the massive Return on Investment (ROI) 5G deployment will necessitate. To fetter out new applications and profitable business cases, Tarazi echoed the other panelists in urging the FCC to consider new entrants as it develops new licensing models.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe number one challenge for 5G is business applications that will generate revenue. If you go back to 3G and 4G it was the iPhone. What is that for 5G?\u201d Tarazi said. He highlighted augmented\/virtual reality, automation and machine learning as early possibilities, and pointed out that companies such as <strong>General Electric<\/strong> (GE) and <strong>Siemens<\/strong> are already investing in predictive analytics and sensor technology, while <strong>Apple<\/strong>, <strong>Alphabet<\/strong> and others are aggressively pursuing machine learning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese applications are beginning to emerge, but they need a lot of investment to happen,\u201d he said. \u201cIf we don\u2019t have a million companies investing in 5G, it\u2019s not going to happen \u2026 Ultimately, expanding the ecosystem is good for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gude pointed to the FCC\u2019s Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) as a scheme that could be extrapolated across the industry to more efficiently distribute spectrum. The CBRS framework is a tiered system that expands the use of wireless broadband in the 3.5 GHz band by removing carriers\u2019 right to exclude others from using the spectrum.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis battle in 3.5 GHz and at 6 GHz between terrestrial wireless opportunities and satellite is an unnecessary one,\u201d Gude said. \u201cUsing dynamic sharing techniques to open up spectrum to new entrants without disturbing the uses and growth cases of incumbents I think is a model that can drive U.S. leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a panel focusing on regulatory issues at the DC5G 2017 Summit yesterday, speakers from different industry markets stated that the only way to fund 5G deployment is to incentivize new players to invest in its rollout. 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