FirstNet Letter

0243-EX-ST-2016 Text Documents

Harris Corporation

2016-02-22ELS_173109

January 25, 2016
Sue Swenson
Chairwoman of the Board
First Responder Network Authority
c/o National Telecommunications and Information Administration
United States Department of Commerce
1401 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Suite 4898
Washington, D.C. 20230

    Re: Request for Experimental License

Dear Chairwoman Swenson:

Harris Corporation (Harris) respectfully seeks concurrence from the First Responder Network
Authority (FirstNet) ofits request to the Federal Communications Commission for Special
Temporary Authorization (STA) to operate in the 700 MHz public safety broadband (Band 14)
spectrum currently licensed to FirstNet to demonstrate Long Term Evolution (LTE) at the IWCE,
International Wireless Communication Expo in Las Vegas NV, from March 21—25, 2016.
Harris‘ demonstration at the event will feature LTE equipment and showease to public safety
first responders and all stakeholders some of the capabilities of the FirstNet nationwide public
safety broadband network. The proposed project will conform to the following parameters:

Program Objectives:

If granted, the STA will be used to demonstrate wireless technologies related to the public safety
community on the exhibit floor of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Operation will only be
conducted during the conference business hours and within the boundaries of the Harris
Corporation booth. The STA will serve the public interest by providing IWCE attendees with an
opportunity to test and receive an introductory knowledge of the beneffits and capabilities of a
Band 14 LTE public safety network.

Limited Use of Equipment Exclusively for Testing Purposes:

This network will not be used in mission—critical operations or in the delivery oflive
transmissions in duties to protect life, property, or safety. The equipment will include a
temporary base station and associated antenna located at the named demonstration site, along
with a small number of portable units all operating at no more than 13 meters from the base site
for demonstration purposes only. Operation will continue for a total of 5 days, allowing time
during that period for testing, demonstrations, and teardown.


 STA Disclaimer:                                            ‘
 Harris understands that this STA will be granted for no more than 5 days and will not attempt to
 renew this STA. If additional demonstration time is desired, a new STA request will be
 submitted.

 Absence of Interference Concerns:

 Information from the FCC‘s ULS databases has been analyzed and it is determined that the
 proposed operation will not interfere or create a significant potential for interference with any
 public safety operations in the 700 MHz band. There were no active public safety licenses
 granted in the Las Vegas, NV area on frequencies that are co—channel to those proposed in this
 request. Harris understands that other IWCE exhibitors may be operating on the same spectrum
 within the Las Vegas Convention Center. Harris will address any interference concerns directly
 with those exhibitors.

 I thank you for your consideration, and look forward to your prompt response.

 Very respectfully,



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 Michelle Johnson
 Director LTE Product Management and Business Development
 Harris Public Safety and Professional Communications



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