If the last two rounds of spectrum reallocation were the world wars of the RF landscape, the aftermath has been a series of localized skirmishes that illustrate the ongoing conflict between spectrum’s longtime professional-broadcast users and the tech giants that are furiously gobbling it up for consumer applications. Most recently, the FCC has proposed updates […] More
VITAC Vice President of Marketing and Government Affairs Heather York has been chosen to serve a two-year term on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Disability Advisory Committee (DAC). More
Vitac has covered a wide array of topics in the last month. Here is a full, comprehensive list of all that the company has done in June. More
Bexel, an NEP Broadcast Services Company, continues to invest in new technology to better serve its clients by completing a major purchase of audio and RF intercom inventory to strengthen Bexel’s rental equipment offerings. The company plans to invest over $1.5M on new audio technology this year. More
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai and Commissioners Michael O’Rielly, Brendan Carr and Jessica Rosenworcel will participate in four separate sessions during NAB 2018. More
Audio specialist Sennheiser has announced a trade-in program in the U.S. region following the decision by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to phase out use of the 600 MHz band for wireless audio over the next few years. For Sennheiser customers and owners of equipment operating in this range, it is an ideal time to […] More
The FCC’s Order on Reconsideration and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published on July 14 revises and clarifies technical and operational considerations for wireless microphones, responding to petitions from Audio-Technica, Sennheiser, Lectrosonics, and Shure. The revisions follow the FCC’s Incentive Auction, in which major wireless carriers — including T-Mobile, Dish, Comcast, and AT&T — obtained […] More
The aftermath of the FCC spectrum auction is turning out to be as complicated as the auction itself was. Professional users of wireless microphones have been receiving unwelcome surprises in the form of unexpected use of recently acquired UHF spectrum by mobile-network providers who bought it during the auction, which concluded in March. A dust-up […] More
The U.S. FCC ratified an Order on Reconsideration and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning the use of the frequency spectrum that will impact all wireless microphone users. The Order on Reconsideration ensures that wireless audio applications both now and in the future will continue to flourish. Having considered the input of Sennheiser and many […] More
A recent article in online publication TVNewsCheck raised an alarm about the actual amount of time that wireless microphone systems users will have to get out of the way of the recently concluded FCC spectrum reallocation. The article discussed how users of unprotected channels, regardless of their primary or secondary broadcast service status, may find […] More
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