Automotive manufacturers seem to prefer C-V2X rather than DSRC as the connectivity medium for vehicles in the push toward full-on autonomous driving. But the 5.9 GHz band is not without its defenders, particularly fixed wireless broadband providers who use the mid-band frequency.
In a Feb. 8 letter to the U.S. Federal Communication Commission’s Office of Engineering and Technology, the Wireless Internet Service Providers Association outlined its objections to the 5G Automotive Association’s move to get exclusive nationwide access to the 5.9 GHz band for cellular to everything communications.
