Description of Research Project

0295-EX-ST-2018 Text Documents

CCO Fiberlink, LLC

2018-03-06ELS_205932

                                                                      File No. 0295-EX-ST-2018


                        DESCRIPTION OF RESEARCH PROJECT
Pursuant to Sections 5.3(j) and Section 5.61 of the Federal Communications Commission’s rules,
47 C.F.R. §§ 5.3(j) and 5.61, CCO Fiberlink, LLC (“Charter”), a limited liability company and
subsidiary of Charter Communications, Inc., seeks Special Temporary Authority (“STA”) for
180 days, beginning March 23, 2018, to test and evaluate millimeter wave coverage and capacity
performance in anticipation of 5G wireless development. As part of its efforts to lead the
industry in broadband innovation, Charter intends to conduct fixed wireless experiments in the
28 GHz millimeter wave band. The proposed operations will advance Charter’s understanding
of 5G technology and network potential in the millimeter wave bands and will advance the
potential deployment of 5G fixed and mobile services.
Charter will conduct the proposed test using antennas at a location in the Los Angeles, California
area. These experiments will evaluate the 5G frequencies and technologies for their use in point-
to-multipoint access network capacity (e.g., rate versus range) and data throughput. The ultimate
goal of these tests is to research the techniques and efficacy of fixed wireless broadband
solutions in the 5G frequencies. The tests will utilize fixed transmitters with a 1 km or smaller
effective radius. Due to limited use of the requested band in the proposed location, Charter does
not anticipate that these experiments will cause harmful interference, and Charter will work
closely with the equipment vendor to ensure no interference occurs.



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