November 09, 2023
TO: US WRC representatives:
FCC: Jonathan Campbell, Jonathan.campbell@fcc.gov, Ethan Lucarelli, Ethan.Lucarelli@fcc.gov,
NTIA: Alan Davidson, adavidson@ntia.gov, Scott Harris, sharris@ntia.gov, Sean Spivey, sspivey@ntia.gov
State: DAS Steve Lang, LangSA@state.gov, Kelly O’Keefe, OKeefeKE@state.gov
OSTP: Austin Bonner, Elizabeth.A.Bonner@ostp.eop.gov
Dear WRC representatives,
On behalf of the 218 member companies of the Car Connectivity Consortium (see attached), we call to your attention the matter of proposals identifying more bands for 5G and 6G cellular telephony (IMT) in the 7-24 GHz band, particularly in the 7.7 – 9.3 GHz portion, which we understand will be discussed at the upcoming World Radiocommunication Conference beginning on November 20, 2023.
As an organization that represents the vast majority of participants in the vehicle and device community worldwide, we object to the use of 6G in the range 7.7 – 9.3 GHz. We rely on this portion of the spectrum for Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) which is a critical technology used in our CCC Digital Key specification and certification program. More than two decades of UWB operations in this band is a spectrum-sharing success story, with UWB long coexisting with many other uses in its frequencies.
The digital key embedded in cars and smart devices is one important UWB application that has already been commercialised which relies heavily on UWB Channel 9 (7.7 – 8.3 GHz). CCC Digital Key securely and conveniently enables the normal lock, unlock, and start engine functions, as well as going further to allow key sharing, offering secure access to family, friends or valets, and many more features via consumer’s phones and other devices.
Put simply, innovative security and safety features in our members’ cars would be made obsolete if IMT is authorized to operate in the UWB range. Interference generated from IMT technologies in the band would render automotive features using the same spectrum unusable. The automotive interest in UWB is paramount, not only for this application, but also for use cases the CCC is developing for the future. Losing these capabilities would limit consumer choice and negatively impact their experience.
The CCC strongly recommends that investigations into spectrum for IMT do not consider the spectrum range which includes UWB channels 9, 10 and 12 (7.7 – 9.3 GHz). Furthermore, CCC supports the US decision to avoid allocation of IMT coinciding with UWB Channel 5 (6.2-6.8 GHz). We appreciate your consideration of our recommendation.
The Car Connectivity Consortium Board of Directors,
Chair, John Sergakis, General Motors
SK Yong, Apple
Daniel Knobloch, BMW
Eric Smith, DENSO
Tom Nelson, Ford Motor Co.
John Britton, Google
Hiroyuki Kurokawa, Honda
Scott Bone, Hyundai
Dirk Hassert, Mercedes-Benz AG
Michael Leitner, NXP B.V.
Kenji Nishimura, Panasonic
Jack Lee, Samsung
Laurence Bringer, Thales
Rene Sturm, Volkswagen Group
Yu Lei, Xiaomi
Current Members of the Car Connectivity Consortium:
CCC Charter Members:
Apple
BMW Group
Denso Corporation
Ford Motor Company
General Motors
Google LLC
Honda R&D Co, Ltd.
Hyundai Motor Company
Mercedes-Benz AG
NXP B.V.
Panasonic
Samsung
Thales
Volkswagen Group
Xiaomi
CCC Core Members:
AED Vantage Group S.L.
Aisin Corporation
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.
Aptiv Services Poland
asTech
AutoCrypt Co., Ltd.
AZOWO GmbH
BYD Auto Industry Co., Ltd
Calterah Semiconductor Technology
(shanghai) Co,.Ltd
cetecom advanced GmbH
Chamberlain Group, LLC
Chengdu Kawa Technology Co.
Cinemo GmbH
Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
Cymotive Technologies Ltd.
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.
DEKRA Testing and Certification
Deutsche Telekom AG
Digades GmbH
Europcar Mobility Group
Fisker Inc.
Giesecke + Devrient Mobile Security Germany GmbH
Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp.
Harley-Davidson
HCL Technologies Limited
Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
HID Global Corporation
Honor Device Co., Ltd
Huawei Device Co., Ltd.
Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst GmbH
Hyundai Mobis
IAV GmbH
iC Consult Group GmbH
IDEMIA France
Infineon Technologies AG
INTEGRITY Security Services
INVERS GmbH
Jaguar Land Rover
Jet Bridge LLC
John Deere
JOYNEXT GmbH
Last Lock
LG Electronics
LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
Liaoning Keda Wulian Technology Co., Ltd.
Lucid Group, Inc.
Marquardt GmbH
Mazda Motor Corporation
MediaTek Inc.
Meta Platforms, Inc
Microchip Technology Incorporated
Minebea Mitsumi Inc
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION
MKSEMI Corporation
Mobase Electronics
NIO Co., Ltd
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd
Qorvo
Qualcomm Incorporated
RENAULT
Renesas Electronics Corporation
Rivian Automotive LLC
Robert Bosch LLC
SGS Group
Shanghai Ingeek Cyber Security
Shenzhen Giant Microelectronics Company Limited
Shenzhen Snowball Technology
Sony Corporation
Sony Honda Mobility Inc.
Stellantis
Stichting imec Nederlands
STMicroelectronics
Technica Engineering GmbH
Texas Instruments Incorporated
Tokai Rika Co., Ltd.
Toyota
TTA
umlaut systems GmbH
Valeo Comfort and Driving Assistance
Virtuo Technologies
vivo Mobile Communicatons Co., Ltd.
Volvo Car Group
Volvo Technology AB
WITTE Automotive GmbH
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group
CCC Adopter Members:
3aLogics, Inc.
7Layers
ADAC Automotive
AdvanIDe Europe GmbH
ALPHA Corporation
Amphenol Tecvox, LLC
Antolin
ATECH Automotive Co., Ltd.
AVL Software and Functions
BCS Automotive Interface Solutions US LLC
Beijing Huahong IC Design Co.
Beijing Jingwei HiRain Technologies Co., Ltd
Beijing Watch HuiTong Technology Co., Ltd
Beijing Xin Changcheng Technology Development Co.
Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & CO., Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
Bury Sp. z o.o
CEVA, Inc.
Changsha Chixin Semiconductor Technology
Chery Automobile Co., Ltd
China FAW Group Co., Ltd.
ChipSync Technologies Private
Chongqing Changan Automobile
ChongQing Jicheng Automotive Electronics Co.
cilab GmbH
CISC Semiconductor GmbH
CNICK
Comprion GmbH
CTTL-T, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology
Damon Motors Inc.
Dealer Connected Car Solutions
doubleSlash Net-Business
Elcomtec Co., Ltd
Ellisys SA
Enterprise Electronics LLC
ESSYS
Faurecia Clarion Electronics
FIME SAS
Foryou Multimedia Electronics
Foxconn Interconnect Technology LTD.
FPT Software Japan
Garmin International, Inc.
Giobert SpA
Great Wall Motor Company
Guangzhou Automobile Group
Guangzhou Xiaopeng Motors Technology Co Ltd.
Hosiden Corporation
Hubei Yuan Times Technology
Huizhou Desay SV Automotive
Human Horizons (Jiangsu) Technology Co., Ltd.
IDNEO Technologies
INFAC Elecs Co., Ltd
Interface Microsystems
Inventec Corporation
Irdeto USA, Inc
KDDI Corporation
KESENS Power Technology (JIAXING) Co., Ltd
Kostal (Shanghai) Management
KTM F&E GmbH
Kudelski IoT
LGAI Technological Center S.A.
LitePoint Corporation
Magna International
Materials Analysis Technology
MINDA CORPORATION LIMITED
Molex Technologies GmbH
Motorola Mobility LLC
NewRadio Technologies Co.,
Nidec Mobility Corporation
NOBO Auto Tech Co., Ltd
Novelda AS
OMI Motors Inc
OTSL Inc.
Packetcraft, Inc.
PAGOPACE GmbH
PAV Card GmbH
Pektron Group Limited
Riscure B.V.
Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co.
SBD Automotive
Semiconductor Components Industries
Serma Safety and Security
shanghai autotroelec co., ltd.
Shanghai Fuyulong Auto Tech
SHANGHAI JIDU AUTOMOBILE
Shanghai Yukuai Technology
Shanghai Zunzi Intelligent Technology Co.,Ltd.
Shenyang MxNavi Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen Goodix Technology
Shenzhen RF-star Technology
Shenzhen Shengrun Technology
Shenzhen Sunway Communication Co., Ltd
Shenzhen Transsion Holdings
Silicon Craft Technology PCL
Steelmate Co., Ltd
Strattec Security Corporation
Subaru Corporation
Suzuki Motor Company
Symbio Finland Oy
TA Technology (Shanghai) Co.
TAG Heuer
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles
ThinkSeed Systems Pvt Ltd.
Toppan Inc.
Tsingcar Technology Co., Ltd.
Tuneit, Inc.
UbiTraq Technology Co., Ltd.
UBIVELOX Inc.
UNO MINDA LIMITED
VINFAST TRADING AND PRODUCTION
Vitesco Technologies France
Winnercom Co., Ltd.
WirelessCar Sweden AB
Wistron NeWeb Corp.
Wuhan Woncan Construction Technologies Co., Ltd.
Wuxi Rocky Core Technology
XENINT Limited
Xi’an LINKSCI Technology Co.
Yuanfeng Technology Co., Ltd
Zhongshan Auto Electronics Technology Co., Ltd.
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