Very interesting article about FCC Docket 24-240. So if a company has already sold a bunch of consumer products transmitting in that band, and that NextNav wins, does that mean the company that sold that product is going to have to write to the consumer the following letter: Dear Consumer, because of a new law, that product we sold to you last week could no longer be legally used. Sorry!
Very interesting article about FCC Docket 24-240. So if a company has already sold a bunch of consumer products transmitting in that band, and that NextNav wins, does that mean the company that sold that product is going to have to write to the consumer the following letter: Dear Consumer, because of a new law, that product we sold to you last week could no longer be legally used. Sorry!
Jerry - That is exactly what it means. I did not understand that 902-928 MHz is used in RFID tags, including retail, warehouse logistics, and traffic / tolling systems. Thus the number of devices in daily use that would be impacted by this extends into the multiple BILLIONS of devices. And, yes, they would be obsoleted and no longer able to be legally used if NextNav's reconfiguration of 902-928 MHz is implemented.
Very interesting article about FCC Docket 24-240. So if a company has already sold a bunch of consumer products transmitting in that band, and that NextNav wins, does that mean the company that sold that product is going to have to write to the consumer the following letter: Dear Consumer, because of a new law, that product we sold to you last week could no longer be legally used. Sorry!
Jerry - That is exactly what it means. I did not understand that 902-928 MHz is used in RFID tags, including retail, warehouse logistics, and traffic / tolling systems. Thus the number of devices in daily use that would be impacted by this extends into the multiple BILLIONS of devices. And, yes, they would be obsoleted and no longer able to be legally used if NextNav's reconfiguration of 902-928 MHz is implemented.