by Timothy Downs | Nov 19, 2020 | State & Local Policy, V2X Recent News
Source: Ars Technica The Federal Communications Commission today voted to add 45MHz of spectrum to Wi-Fi in a slightly controversial decision that takes the spectrum away from a little-used automobile-safety technology. The spectrum from 5.850GHz to 5.925GHz has, for...
by Timothy Downs | Oct 28, 2020 | State & Local Policy, V2X Recent News
Source: Traffic Technology Today BY TOM STONE ON OCTOBER 27, 2020 In a dramatic statement issued today (27 October 2020) FCC chairman Ajit Pai finally revealed the detail of his thinking on the breaking up of the 5.9GHz band, currently reserved for transportation...
by Tim Downs | May 16, 2019 | State & Local Policy
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Source: InsideTowers FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said Tuesday at the WiFi World Congress, the Commission will soon take another look at the 5.9 GHz band. Twenty years ago, the Commission reallocated 75 megahertz of spectrum in this band for a service...
by Tim Downs | Apr 24, 2019 | State & Local Policy
Source: TrafficTechnologyToday.com BY ADAM FROST ON APRIL 23, 2019 The USA’s leading trade body for the electrical equipment industry is aiming to develop national standards for vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communications devices in order to...
by Tim Downs | Nov 14, 2018 | State & Local Policy
Article Appears in Nov. 8 issue of GovTech SKIP DESCANT ON NOV 7, 2018 Nov. 06–Connected vehicle technologies are joining the transportation system in Texas’ capital city to improve safety and communication with drivers. Five intersections in Austin have...
by Tim Downs | Nov 9, 2018 | State & Local Policy
Governor Bruce Rauner has issued an executive order directing the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to launch a new statewide, multiagency initiative to develop a testing program for connected and automated vehicles (CAVs). CAVs are predicted to generate an...