In response to the FCC’s request for technical specifications on the operation and use of consumer cellular signal boosters, Wilson Electronics issues the following statement from Joe Banos, Chief Operating Officer: “In a collaborative effort, Wilson Electronics and Verizon Wireless have agreed upon new technical specifications for consumer cellular boosters, which the two companies have filed jointly in response to the FCC’s signal booster NPRM. Wilson feels the joint proposal is a win-win for both consumers and cellular carriers.

Boosters meeting new stricter design standards can ensure that private users as well as government agencies can continue to have reliable service in areas where signal coverage may not be optimal due to terrain or economics. The new standards will also ensure that carriers’ networks will be protected from cell site interference, which poorly built boosters might cause."

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Below is an excerpt from an official statement we made earlier today regarding the FCC's issuance of an NPRM. Feel free to share your thoughts with us in this matter, by leaving a comment with us in the section below.

“Wilson Electronics commends the FCC and its Commissioners for its issuance of a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM), which will gather industry suggestions as to what specifications cellular signal boosters should meet in order to obtain FCC certification. Today's action ensures that cellular signal boosters can continue to benefit consumers in underserved areas and help public safety officials in their jobs.

“We are pleased the FCC agrees that new standards for signal boosters are needed. We are hopeful that as the rulemaking process proceeds, the Commission will adopt the standards proposed by Wilson in 2009 to protect consumers from poorly designed boosters that can interfere with cellular service and damage service provider networks.

To read the whole statement, click here

--News flash--

Mobile cell phone signal boosters improve the satisfaction of cellular customers who use their phone or other cellular device in a moving vehicle!

No, seriously, all spoofing aside. Cell signal boosters installed in a vehicle can virtually eliminate dropped calls and dead zones, and speed up data transfer to and from the cell device.

Okay, so maybe this isn't exactly "breaking news." In fact, it’s the same thing Wilson has been telling the market for years. But now, there is a highly credible third party who has come to the same conclusion.

That third party is Andy Seybold (yes, THE Andrew Seybold) and he’s co-authored a white paper that expresses his views on mobile cell signal boosters. His views are, when designed and built correctly, cell signal boosters:

• Work really well to improve weak signals for cellular customers, and
• Don’t damage or interfere with cellular networks and infrastructure (like cell towers).

You may have heard of Andy through his consulting, research, writing, or speaking activities. Among his many other accomplishments, he’s the guy that the CTIA and the CEA (that’s Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, and the Consumer Electronics Association) invite to their industry conferences to present the Seybold Wireless University.

At the University, Andy spends an entire day educating people who pay hundreds of dollars each to be there on the latest developments in the wireless industry. Safe to say he knows his cellular/wireless stuff.

The 15-page white paper, “In-Car Cellular Signal Boosters,” takes a detailed look at how the devices operate. Andy also identifies technical hurdles that Wilson has overcome to build in safeguards that protect cellular network infrastructure and cellular traffic from potential interference that can be caused by poorly designed boosters.

“There is no such thing as a perfect network and there never will be,” Seybold concludes in the report. “Radio waves bounce around and are absorbed by vegetation and buildings, and cell sites are shadowed by new buildings or terrain. Unfortunately, it takes a number of years to locate, design, and build new cell sites that will solve known coverage issues.

“Until such time as the networks are bulletproof (never) another tool to enhance customer satisfaction makes sense.”

The white paper, co-authored by Andy’s partner  Bob O’Hara, is available for free download at http://www.wilsonelectronics.com/Files/Media/WilsonElectronicsWP-7-9-10.pdf.

Hey guys--
We are pleased to announce that we have been featured recently in a Forbes article concerning the upcoming FCC decision on cell phone signal boosters.

Here is an excerpt from the article:
"Wilson Electronics, the leading provider of signal boosters in North America, is one such proponent. “Raising the bar on boosters is a win-win for carriers, consumers, government operations [and] public safety [agencies],” says Joe Banos, Wilson’s Chief Operating Officer. The Utah-based company expects the FCC’s declaratory ruling to be issued with a waiver. The waiver would permit the use of boosters that incorporate protections related to noise floor level and feedback oscillation as well as an “auto-shutdown” feature that would power off boosters if they exceed these boundaries."

To see the rest of this story, follow the link: http://blogs.forbes.com/elizabethwoyke/2011/03/17/fcc-decision-on-cellular-signal-boosters-imminent/