Wireless Communications at Risk: Why We’re Fighting to Protect the Lower 900 MHz Band

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The lower 900 MHz band (902-928 MHz) is used by millions of Part 15 low-power, radio frequency (security and life safety devices such as consumer electronics and appliances, wireless alarm systems, smart home equipment, electronic access control devices and others essential for protecting homes, small businesses and critical infrastructure. A proposal before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) seeks to reallocate portions of this band of spectrum for an exclusive license and remove an FCC rule that has protected Part 15 devices from harmful interference.

Join this webinar presented by the Security Industry Association (SIA), The Monitoring Association (TMA) and the Electronic Security Association (ESA) to learn about this proposal and its impacts on the security industry devices that communicate in the spectrum. Panelists will cover:

• An in-depth analysis of the impact this proposal would have on a variety of security technologies
• What SIA, ESA and TMA are doing to advocate on this issue
• Where the proposal stands today
• How you can get involved

Speakers:

• Taylor Criddle, vice president of advocacy and public affairs, ESA
• Sascha Kylau, co-chair, Alarm Industry Communications Committee, TMA
• Michael McGinley, senior systems engineer, Pericle Communications Company
• Jake Parker, senior director, government relations, SIA