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posted by chromas on Tuesday June 18 2019, @03:14PM   Printer-friendly
from the two-minutes-hate dept.

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The FCC recently auctioned spectrum in the 24GHz band under controversial circumstances, as experts from other federal agencies warned that cellular transmissions in that band may significantly reduce the accuracy of weather forecasts.

When asked about the controversy at yesterday's Senate Commerce Committee hearing, Pai said that data provided by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is faulty. He also criticized the agencies for raising concerns "at the 11th hour."

Calling NOAA's study "fundamentally flawed," Pai said, "For example, it ignores the fact that 5G will involve beamforming, essentially adaptive antenna arrays that will more precisely send 5G signals—sort of a rifle shot, if you will, instead of a shotgun blast of 5G spectrum."

Source: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/06/ajit-pai-says-noaa-and-nasa-are-wrong-about-5g-harming-weather-forecasts/

See also: 5G likely to mess with weather forecasts, but FCC auctions spectrum anyway


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 18 2019, @09:32PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 18 2019, @09:32PM (#857183)

    If that 96% of the world does have a problem and doesn't deregulate the same bands, the phones might never be produced since they can only sell to 4% of the market.