4.9 GHz Public
Safety and Homeland Security Broadband Spectrum
Eligibility: Public
Safety services as defined under Part 90 rule section 90.523 are eligible to
hold a
4.9 GHz license. All state or local governmental entities (including municipal
utilities)
are eligible to hold 4.9 GHz licenses. Entities not eligible to hold a license,
but which
perform operations in support of public safety, (such as private critical
infrastructure
industries) can negotiate sharing agreements with 4.9 GHz public safety
licensees. The
federal government is not eligible to hold 4.9 GHz licenses but can share state
and local
public safety systems. Sharing of systems must be by written agreement between
the
licensee and the party sharing the system and all communications by the
non-licensee
must be in support of public safety, related to the protection of life, health
or property.
Types of Uses:
The 4.9 GHz band has been allocated to public safety for broadband
technologies.
Communications must be related to the protection of life, health or property.
Examples
of types of uses are:
• Wireless LANS for incident scene management
• Mobile data
• Video security
• VoIP
• PDA connectivity
• Hotspots
• T1 line replacement (fixed point-to-point
operations are secondary to base mobile and temporary fixed operations)
Channel |
Center
Frequency (MHz) |
Channel
Bandwidth |
1 |
4940.5 |
1 MHz |
2 |
4941.5 |
1 MHz |
3 |
4942.5 |
1 MHz |
4 |
4943.5 |
1 MHz |
5 |
4944.5 |
1 MHz |
6 |
4947.5 |
5 MHz |
7 |
4952.5 |
5 MHz |
8 |
4957.5 |
5 MHz |
9 |
4962.5 |
5 MHz |
10 |
4967.5 |
5 MHz |
11 |
4972.5 |
5 MHz |
12 |
4977.5 |
5 MHz |
13 |
4982.5 |
5 MHz |
14 |
4985.5 |
1 MHz |
15 |
4986.5 |
1 MHz |
16 |
4987.5 |
1 MHz |
17 |
4988.5 |
1 MHz |
18 |
4989.5 |
1 MHz |
According to Motorola and FCC |