WCAI Engineering Committee was created to promote the development of the BWA industry discussing from technical to regulatory issues. This Committee is a proven forum and advocacy center for the most pressing standards and regulatory issues facing the broadband wireless industry.

WCAI Engineering Committee's leadership encourages the participation of WCAI members to develop several topics in both licensed and license-exempt bands.

As Chairman, Harry Perlow of Clearwire leads presentations through Task Forces addressing vital technical, regulatory, interoperability, standardization and homeland security issues.

The WCAI annual conferences are the most visible elements of the Committee's work, and gather leading representatives of the industry to provide guidance on technical issues that are vital to successful broadband wireless access. Typically at the WCAI annual spring and fall shows each Task Force leader presents a topic and a task sheet including the following steps:

1. Issue
2. Timeframe & Milestone(s)
3. Background
4. References
5. Alternative Positions
6. Recommended WCAI Position
7. Next Steps
8. Recommendation White-Paper

The Committee's work is carried on in this fashion throughout the year, with conference calls every two weeks on alternative Thursdays, beginning at 4 p.m. (Eastern). The calls and email alerts are open to employees of WCAI member companies.

 

MISSION STATEMENT

The Engineering Committee provides leadership on key technical issues that will advance wireless broadband deployment and service. The Committee promotes and develops technical standards and best practices for the wireless broadband industry and assists other WCAI committees with technical and regulatory issues.

Engineering Committee Chairman

		Harry Perlow Clearwire
Secretary
		Kellie Willey-Robinson Senior Director Global Sales and Marketing Prism Microwave

BRS Transition Task Force

Kanwar-Preet Jolly Senior Manager, Telecom Transition Sprint Nextel

FCC Activity & Petitions

Robert Primosch WCAI Counsel & Partner Wilkinson Barker & Knauer, LLP

Over-40 GHz & Millimeter Wave Band Issues

Douglas Lockie President & CTO GigaBeam, Inc.

Government Relations Committee

Paul McCarthy Director of Licensee Relations Sprint Nextel

WCAI Committee Liaison

		Susan Polyakova Vice President, Communications & Strategy WCAI susan@wcai.com

 

 

BRS/EBS Best Practces - Engineering Sub Committee

The goal of the WCAI BRS/EBS Best Practices Committee is to create standards to be included in an Industry-wide Cooperation and Coordination Agreement, addressing the challenges of a flexible use band and defining "Best Practices" to be used to minimize and mitigate interference, as well as to standardize measurement techniques.   Committee Co-Chairman George Harter Director, Wireless Engineering Clearwire Harry Perlow Clearwire   Public Documents October 10, 2008 WiMAX 802-16e-2005 Synchronization July 3, 2008 WCAI Syncronization Plan April 21, 2008 Coordination Matrix January 8, 2008 WiMAX Center Frequency Standards for the US Band PlanPart I - WCAI Best Practices CommitteeContribution to the WiMAX Forum (Adopted Proposal) December 6, 2007 Joint Contribution on WiMAX Device Bootstrap Frequencies and Interference Mitigation - Sprint Nextel and Clearwire   Working Documents Working documents can be accessed by committee members under the "Members Only" tab. Contact Susan Polyakova (susan@wcai.com) if you need assistance with the "Members Only" section.

 

 

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2009

• WCAI IMT-Advanced Evaluation Group to Meet Dec. 21
• WCAI 3.65 GHz Working Group Schedules Inaugural Meeting, Forms Engineering Subcommittee
• WCAI Evaluation Group for IMT-Advanced to Hold its First Meeting Nov. 20
• WCAI Launches Evaluation Group for IMT-Advanced, Schedules First EG Call
• "IMT-Advanced Vision, Motivation, Status and Next Steps" by Reza Arefi, Chair, WCAI Evaluation Group
• WCAI Engineering Committee to Meet at WCAI Symposium Sept. 15 in Chicago
• FCC Seeks Comment on Recommended 2011 World Radiocommunication Conference Positions
• WCAI Evaluation Group to Participate in IMT-Advanced Workshop in Germany
• ITU Members Ready to Approve Revisions to Recommendations on IMT-2000
• WCAI's Engineering Committee to Hold Semiannual Meeting May 6
• FCC Starts WRC-11 Preparations

2008

• WCAI’s Engineering, BRS Operator Committees Hold Join Meeting
• WCAI Launches Green Technology Best Practices Subcommittee
• WCAI President’s Letter: Honoring WCAI Engineering Chair Harry Perlow For Service
• Top Engineering Regulatory Officials To Launch Flexible-Use Best Practices WCA 2008 Track
• WCAI’s BRS Best Practices Committee Schedules Next Meeting
• WCAI's BRS Best Practices Committee Approves WiMAX Standard Proposal

 

2007

• FCC Seeks Comment On Proposed New Rule Regarding Facilities Construction Near AM Radio Stations
• WCAI Evaluation Group Submits Technical Evaluation Results For IP-OFDMA To ITU
• WCAI Evaluation Group For Evaluating IP-OFDMA
• WCAI Informs ITU-R Of The Launch Of WCAI Evaluation Group Under Its Engineering Committee To Evaluate IP-OFDMA In Reference To The IMT-2000 Requirements

2006

• NTIA Technical Memorandum: Resolving Interference From An Airport Surveillance Radar To A Weather Radar
• Recommendation ITU-R M.1464-1: Characteristics of radiolocation radars, and characteristics and protection criteria for sharing studies for aeronautical radionavigation and meteorological radars in the radiodetermination service operating in the frequency band 2700-2900 MHz

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