Wi-Fi Devices Can Easily Upgrade To Work on Channel 14, Globalstar Says

Any Wi-Fi-equipped device should be easily upgradable to operate on channel 14, and terrestrial low-power service (TLPS) access points and client devices certified to operate there will still meet FCC out-of-band emissions requirements for operating on channel 11, Globalstar General Counsel Barbee Ponder told FCC officials, according to an ex parte filing Tuesday in docket 13-213. According to Globalstar, Ponder said some client devices might need a hardware modification for commercially acceptable performance on channel 14, but Globalstar isn't aware of what those devices are. Ponder also said the company's TLPS access points will require connection to and authentication by its network operating system in order to operate on channel 14, and through that the company can stop or end any TLPS access point operations that are in an unauthorized location. Among officials at the meeting was Jose Albuquerque, chief of the International Bureau Satellite Division, said the company.