Charter Raises Concerns on Samsung Multi-Band Radio

Samsung Electronics America asked the FCC to move quickly on its request to market and operate a 5G base station radio that works across citizens broadband radio service and C-band spectrum (see [Ref:2303100019). Charter Communications was the lone commenter to urge caution. As with initial comments, there were two replies, posted Wednesday in docket 23-93. “Both commenters in the record -- one operator and one manufacturer -- support grant of a waiver,” Samsung said. “Defer acting on Samsung’s petition until interested stakeholders have had a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the results of Samsung’s tests on whether and how its novel dual-band transmitter satisfies the CBRS out-of-band emissions and in-band emissions levels in each mode in which the Samsung base station can operate,” Charter said: If the FCC decides to approve the radio now it should “condition any grant on Samsung immediately ceasing operations if the base station causes harmful interference to CBRS operations.”