The federal government re-iterated plans to free up more spectrum assets for the benefit of consumers, including looking at ways for greater sharing of resources between federal agencies and wireless operators. In a White House memorandum, President Barack Obama laid out several steps designed to promote sharing of spectrum resources and directives for federal agencies [...]

President Obama followed through on expectations today in nominating wireless industry veteran and former lobbyist Tom Wheeler as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Wheeler would be replacing current FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, who announced today that he will be leaving by the middle of the month. Genachowski announced in late March plans to step [...]

The Federal Communications Commission is set for a leadership change in the coming weeks, with current chairman Julius Genachowski set to leave the regulatory body. That void has Washington, D.C., in a tizzy over who will be nominated to replace Genachowski and what sort of impact a new chairman will have on the direction of [...]

RCR Wireless News Editor-In-Chief Dan Meyer talks with Roger Entner, founder of Recon Analytics, about the current wireless regulatory environment, including the impact current regulations are having on mergers and acquisition and competitive balance; device unlocking; and the IP Task Force initiative. RCR Wireless News also hosted a webinar on this topic where in addition [...]

RCR Wireless takes a look at the regulatory challenges facing the wireless industry, including spectrum issues, potential for additional spectrum auctions, regulations on the second-hand spectrum market, M&A regulations and sitting challenges. As a special bonus, we will provide an annual FirstNet update. Bonus: FirstNet Public Safety Update Presented by CCA

RCR Wireless News Editor-in-Chief Dan Meyer was joined by esteemed guests, including long-time industry analysts Roger Entner, former FCC Commissioner Harold Furchtgott-Roth, former Senior Attorney with the Competition Division in the FCC’s Office of General Counsel Lawrence Spiwak and former FCC Wireless Bureau Chief Fred Campbell in taking a look at the regulatory challenges facing [...]

It’s no secret that the future of the enterprise network lies with wireless, especially as computing technology aggressively and constantly expands on a mobile level. But, to support the mobile device boom (which Cisco pegs at 50 billion by 2020), network engineers will need to find new ways to address the enterprise bottleneck beyond just “adding [...]

Following weeks of speculation, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski announced today that he would be holding a meeting with staff members to inform them he would be leaving his position in the “coming weeks.” Genachowski’s announcement follows that of fellow commissioner Robert McDowell, who announced earlier this week that he would be leaving the [...]

Changes appear to be brewing at the Federal Communications Commission, as current Commissioner Robert McDowell announced plans to step down while rumors continue to circulate that current Chairman Julius Genachowski could be following McDowell out the door. McDowell said yesterday that he planned to step down from the FCC “sometime soon.” “I will be talking [...]

Internet powerhouse Google is once again dipping its toes into the spectrum space, announcing a partnership with the Federal Communications Commission to become certified as a “TV white spaces database administrator.” Google, which was initially tapped as one of nine firms to coordinate white spaces in early 2011, said the agreement is part of a [...]