The Wi-Fi Alliance filed in support of NCTA...

The Wi-Fi Alliance filed in support of NCTA arguments that the FCC should override objections from Globalstar and allow the use of the 5.1 GHz U-NII-1 band for Wi-Fi (CD Jan 24 p13). “As the NCTA Ex Parte correctly pointed out -- and as the Commission recognized in initiating its proceeding -- demand for Wi-Fi connectivity is rapidly expanding,” the alliance said (http://bit.ly/1n8Onj4). “The U-NII-1 band is ideal for swiftly making additional channels available to meet the skyrocketing demand, including outdoor use, for Wi-Fi technologies, particularly because the band is part of a larger contiguous block of unlicensed spectrum capable of supporting the new generation IEEE 802.11ac Wi-Fi, and also for the next generation High Efficiency WLAN ... technology presently under study by IEEE 802.11."