The new ruling will enable unlicensed fixed and portable white space devices, such as microphones and televisions, to operate using Channel 37, which is commonly used by medical technology stakeholders, according to the letter.
“Wireless medical telemetry service systems for cardiac and fetal monitoring in hospitals have long used Channel 37 to operate without interference, which could severely impact patient health and safety,” the senators wrote in the letter. “Hospitals and professionals rely on WMTS every second of every day to keep patients alive and safe. It is essential that WMTS devices can continue to operate without any interference from TVWS devices.”
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