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Citizens band, or CB, radios… remember them? While the popularity of CBs has declined dramatically since the era of disco and bell bottom jeans, a dedicated group of CB users and enthusiasts is still keeping the dream alive. In fact, October 4 was designated as National CB Radio Day by...
The Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) have sued federal regulators for reallocating Wi-Fi spectrum that had been reserved for transportation communications including truck platooning.
In a lawsuit filed against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, ITS and AASHTO said they want to ensure...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/highway-groups-sue-fcc-over-wi-fi-safety-band-decision
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is moving ahead with a Trump-era decision to reallocate wireless bandwidth set aside for vehicle safety despite warnings from trucking companies and technology experts that the move could affect the deployment and costs of truck platooning.
A final rule issued Friday for public inspection is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on Monday and sets a July 2 effective date for the FCC’s decision. The rule repurposes the lower 45 megahertz of...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/setback-for-truck-platooning-as-clock-starts-on-wi-fi-rule
A top transportation lawmaker is pressuring the Biden administration to reconsider a proposal that trucking advocates say could hinder the deployment of truck platooning and other connected-vehicle automation.
In a letter sent Thursday to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, warned that the independent agency’s decision last year to share the 5.9 GHz frequency band with unlicensed Wi-Fi could hinder progress on...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/lawmaker-pressures-fcc-to-rethink-proposal-affecting-truck-platooning
A unanimous decision by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday to reallocate spectrum bandwidth set aside for vehicle safety could affect deployment of truck platooning down the road.
The agency’s four commissioners and Chairman Ajit Pai voted 5-0 to adopt new rules that repurpose 45 megahertz (MHz) of spectrum within the 5.9 gigahertz (GHz) band — currently used for vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technologies such as platooning — for unlicensed operations such as Wi-Fi. The rules...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/truck-platooning-at-risk-following-wi-fi-supersizing-by-fcc
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The number of bytes of data generated per day is in the quintillions. Recording more video via Zoom or Skype, connecting more machines, household appliances – and perhaps autonomous vehicles as well – via the Internet of Things (IoT) is sure to increase the daily rate exponentially.
Gathering data is one thing, moving it within an ever-growing global community of...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/commentary:-5g-is-coming-what-then?