Ruckus Eager for FCC to Move Forward on 3.5 GHz CBRS Band

Ruckus hopes the FCC will move soon to finalize approvals for devices that can use the 3.5 GHz citizens broadband radio service band, as well as approvals of the first spectrum access system (SAS) administrators and environmental sensing capability (EMC) operators, Dave Wright, director-regulatory affairs and network standards, told us. “There is a tremendous amount of existing investment, momentum and anticipation in the band,” Wright said in an email. “Any further delays risks stalling the ecosystem.” There have been reports of movement on rules for the band (see 1801020046). “Ruckus is encouraged by both the quantity and quality of the comments that have been submitted to this NPRM, especially considering that the filing deadline was between Christmas and New Year’s,” Wright said. New commenters “representing a variety of industries such as transport, energy, and rural providers” weighed in, he said. Comments on priority access licenses “echo the previous positions that had been taken,” but others “offered fresh thoughts on secondary market mechanisms (leasing and partitioning) and performance requirements,” he said. “We expect these ideas will receive additional attention in the reply phase.”