Special Temporary Authority application - Applicant Name
Name of Applicant:
M2 Connections
Special Temporary Authority application - Best Contact
First Name:
Janine
Last Name:
Moses
Phone Number:
256 405 4319
Title:
CEO
Special Temporary Authority application - Certification
Applicant certification
Neither the applicant nor any other party to the application is subject to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. Section 862, because of a conviction for possession or distribution of a controlled substance. The applicant hereby waives any claim to the use of any particular frequency or electromagnetic spectrum as against the regulatory power of the United States because of the prvious use of the same, whether by license or otherwise, and requests authorization in accordance with this application. (See Section 304 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.) The applicant acknowledges that all statements made in this application and attached exhibits are considered material representations, and that all the exhibits part hereof and are incorporated herein as if set out in full in this application; undersigned certifies that all statements in this application are true, complete and correct to the best of his/her knowledge and belief and are made in good faith. Applicant certifies that construction of the station would NOT be an action which is likely to have a significant environmental effect. See the Commission's Rules, 47 CFR1.1301-1.1319.
Date:
2013-05-10 00:00:00.0
Signature of Applicant (Authorized person filing form):
Janine Moses
Title of Applicant (if any):
CEO
Special Temporary Authority application - Explanation
Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:
M2 Connections is a stimulus funded wireless internet service provider setting up a fiber and wireless network to serve broadband to a rural area of Alabama. The target area, Clay county, Alabama, is mountainous and heavily forested . This makes it difficult to serve some customers with either a fiber connection, or a wireless connection using conventional unlicensed radio technology. Most often, existing unlicensed wireless technologies fail due to line of sight issues, often caused by trees blocking the signal. White space radio devices offer a potential solution to this problem because they are capable of establishing reliable links even when there is no line of sight available to remote subscribers. M2 Connections is working with Neul, a supplier of white space radio equipment. Together we are conducting a technical trial under an STA (callsign = WG9XFG) that Neul applied for. The results of these tests have been encouraging so far. They have proven that white space radios are technically capable of making difficult non line of sight links. As a result, M2 Connections would now like to conduct a larger scale market trial, lasting six months, that will establish the commercial viability of offering service via white space radio, and to test the performance of the network when loaded with real subscribers. Neul white space radios obey the FCC rules for secondary access to the TV band but they have not yet been certified, hence the request for a special temporary authorization for the market trial.
Special Temporary Authority application - Information
Callsign:
WG9XPO
Class of Station:
FX
Nature of Service:
Experimental
Special Temporary Authority application - Initial values - Purpose of Operation
Please explain the purpose of operation:
The purpose of the market trial is to assess the technical and commercial viability of using white space radio technology to serve remote subscribers in and around Clay county, Alabama. To ensure that the market trial is as realistic as possible, we would like to request authorization to install 10 base stations, and 300 fixed subscriber radios. This will allow us to cover the entire target area, and to establish sufficient connections to test the network in a realistic configuration. The trial will last six months so that we have sufficient time to fully assess user behavior. The locations of the base station site to be used in the trial are detailed in the technical section of the application. Each base station will connect to between 15 and 30 subscriber radios, all located within 10km of the base station site. We are still working to identify trial participants and so we do not yet know the exact locations of all of the subscriber radios. As a result, we are not able to include the locations of all of the terminal radios in the technical section of this application. Instead we have included a single, specimen terminal radio associated with each base station. This is intended to give the reviewer a clear understanding of the characteristics of the terminal radio devices. All white space radios used in the trial will be under the control of the Spectrum Bridge white space spectrum database at all times. The Spectrum Bridge Database is FCC certified, so this should eliminate the possibility of interference with the primary users of the band.
Special Temporary Authority application - Manufacturer
Equipment 1 Experimental
No
Equipment 1 Manufacturer
Neul
Equipment 1 Model Number
NN3010
Equipment 1 No. Of Units
10
Equipment 2 Experimental
No
Equipment 2 Manufacturer
Neul
Equipment 2 Model Number
NN301
Equipment 2 No. Of Units
300
Special Temporary Authority application - Purpose of Operation
Please explain the purpose of operation:
The purpose of the market trial is to assess the technical and commercial viability of using white space radio technology to serve remote subscribers in and around Clay county, Alabama. The purpose of the market trial is to assess the technical and commercial viability of using white space radio technology to serve remote subscribers in and around Clay county, Alabama. To ensure that the market trial is as realistic as possible, we would like to request authorization to install 10 base stations, and 300 fixed subscriber radios. This will allow us to cover the entire target area, and to establish sufficient connections to test the network in a realistic configuration. The trial will last six months so that we have sufficient time to fully assess user behavior. The locations of the base station site to be used in the trial are detailed in the technical section of the application. Each base station will connect to between 15 and 30 subscriber radios, all located within 10km of the base station site. We are still working to identify trial participants and so we do not yet know the exact locations of all of the subscriber radios. As a result, we are not able to include the locations of all of the terminal radios in the technical section of this application. Instead we have included a single, specimen terminal radio associated with each base station. This is intended to give the reviewer a clear understanding of the characteristics of the terminal radio devices. All white space radios used in the trial will be under the control of the Spectrum Bridge white space spectrum database at all times. The Spectrum Bridge Database is FCC certified, so this should eliminate the possibility of interference with the primary users of the band.
Special Temporary Authority application - Requested Period of Operation