Mexico, Colombia Launch Consultations on Unlicensed 6 GHz Use
Friday, February 05, 2021 | Comments
The telecommunications regulators of Mexico and Colombia launched consultations considering whether to allow unlicensed use in the 6 GHz band.
In Mexico, the frequency range between 5.925 and 7.125 GHz is used for fixed satellite service, fixed service and mobile service. Additionally, in the 6.445 â 6.775 and 6.785 â 7.115 GHz bands of spectrum, there have been concessions granted to radio relay operations used for rail transport communications.
The Mexican Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) launched its consultation on the spectrum in November 2020 and it ended in January 2019. The purpose of the consultation was to gather public feedback on the best way to use and allocate the 6 GHz spectrum in the band. Find more information on Mexicoâs consultation here.
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Question: I appreciated your article on “How To Get Help Despite a 9-1-1 Outage” but I was wondering if you could address what someone, such as my spouse should do if needing to call 911 and cannot speak or type as both of those abilities are impaired. We’ve been thinking about getting a medical alert system.
Answer: I would agree that a medical alert device might be the best option in this type of situation. There are different options, and some of them will alert family members at another location who could then contact the 9-1-1 call center in the jurisdiction where the person in distress lives to ensure help is on the way. The problem with the medical alert devices is that there is typically a single address associated with them, so if this person was not at home when pressing their help button,