IoT Alliance Raises Concerns on SCS Proposal

The LoRa Alliance, established to support and promote the global adoption of the LoRaWAN standard, raised concerns about the supplemental coverage from space (SCS) NPRM that FCC approved in March (see 2303160009). “The LoRa Alliance agrees that the concept of supplemental coverage from space or via satellite allows important innovations not only in licensed but also in unlicensed bands,” said a filing posted Thursday in docket 23-65. The NPRM “overlaps in many aspects with a potential framework” for an extension of coverage of IoT services at 902-928 MHz, but “there are several aspects that differ,” the alliance said. It urged the FCC to consider potential changes in the 915 MHz band parallel to changes proposed in the NPRM.