Amazon to FCC: 60 GHz Band Suitable for Use by Drones

Amazon urged flexibility, including the use of the spectrum by drones, as the FCC considers revised rules for short-range radars in the 60 GHz band, the topic of a July NPRM (see 2107130066), in a call with Office of Engineering and Technology staff. “Amazon expressed support for the Commission’s work to facilitate the manufacture and use of innovative radar technologies in the 60 GHz band while enabling reasonable coexistence between unlicensed communications and radar technologies operating in the band,” said a filing posted Monday in docket 21-264: “To ensure the 60 GHz band reaches its full potential, the Commission should decline to impose rules, as suggested by some parties, that would favor particular unlicensed technologies at the expense of other promising technologies.”