Many ULS coordinates are not accurate which means FCC may allow Wi-Fi 6 APs to be coordinated near actual tower locations. Licensees will have zero protection from interference if their FCC data is incorrect and that should be particularly troubling to critical infrastructure licensees. Find out how our data correction service can help you here.

The problem:

Pending new unlicensed usage in the 6 GHz band may cause interference to your current critical services. To deal with interference, it’s important to understand the main issues and how they affect your critical services.

Issues causing interference in 6 GHz unlicensed:

– FCC/ ULS data discrepancies

Currently, AFC (automatic frequency coordination) methods will be relied on to ensure new unlicensed services do not impact critical 6 GHz fixed point-to-point services already installed. To ensure accurate operation, AFC will require that the FCC data accurately reflects the reality of what’s deployed.

– No way to monitor interference

It’s one thing to report alarms and failures, however to fix the issue you need to be able to understand the root cause of the interference and analyze them before they become a major problem. Without the ability to monitor interference, you are constantly in reactive mode versus proactive operations. This may result in link degradation and outages on critical services.

– No way to document interference

The inability to document interference basically renders you blind to your network health, and unable to fight back. You need the ability to analyze baseline data to identify the root cause, and trend the interference to be protect your network.

Incorrect FCC/ULS data means…

AFC cannot protect fixed services resulting in possible interference and impacts to critical services in the 6 GHz band.

The result for you…

Zero protection! Licensees will have zero protection from interference if their FCC data is incorrect and that should be particularly troubling to critical infrastructure licensees.

Aviat Frequency Assurance Solution prepares you for unlicensed 6 GHz interference

Aviat’s ULS data correction service entails

Collection of data
New site visit to collect coordinates, site elevation, antenna centerlines
Optimized site audit for ULS data collection
Interference analysis and PCN with new coordinates
FCC license application and filing

You provide the access to the site – We do the rest!

The floodgates have opened with unlicensed 6 GHz. We can help you protect your critical communications from interference. Our FAS Expert System coupled with our ULS Data Correction service is a “must have” for anyone concerned with link reliability.


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