Policy

The UK government has awarded £30 million to six new 5G testbeds, as part of a wider £200 million campaign to leverage 5G to energise the UK industrial sector, and …

Ericsson has revealed the first product off the production line at its new Texas-based 5G-geared smart factory has been delivered, to US operator Verizon. The item, itself, is notable: a …

While the UK decision to ban Huawei from national 5G infrastructure does not, as it stands, cover the China-based firm’s ability to supply private cellular to UK enterprises, it will …

With PAL auction set to start, the final phase of CBRS commercialization is not far off The Priority Access License auction for the Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum at 3.5 …

The Federal Communications Commission has moved forward with and expanded requirements that mobile network operators provide vertical location information for wireless callers when they call 911, so that first responders …

Spending on private and shared enterprise networks will surpass spending on public cellular networks in about 15 years. The traditional operator community has a fight on its hands to guarantee …

The World Economic Forum has published a study that says “nature-positive” enterprise solutions can create 395 million jobs and $10 trillion in revenue by 2030. A major subtext of the …

In conjunction with a wide swath of industry stakeholders, the United States federal government is working to form and implement the creatively-titled National Strategy to Secure 5G. Signed by President …

As much as 30 percent of the installed base of outdoor small cell networks and 71 percent of indoor enterprise systems in the next five years will be operated by …

SCOTUS upholds robocall ban, strikes down exception for government debt The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the 1991 law which bans robocalls to mobile phones, while striking down a 2015 …

With just a few weeks to go before the auction of Priority Access Licenses for the Citizens Broadband Radio Service band at 3.5 GHz, 271 bidders are set to compete …

Finland has issued its first private cellular licence for industrial LTE and 5G at 2.3 GHz. State-owned energy company Fortum Power and Heat will use the licence at its power …

Ongoing COVID-19 pandemic could delay work on Rel. 17 The first version of the 5G New Radio specifications focused on delivering enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) which operators around the world …

FCC cuts off Universal Service Fund money to buy and maintain US networks that use Chinese kit It’s been a long time coming but, despite the protracted journey, reaching the …

US Secretary of State says, “The tide is turning against Huawei…” The United States government sees Huawei as a security concern both domestically and abroad. This is not a secret. …

Before a Senate subcommittee, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai argued that American 5G leadership and expedited 5G mid-band deployments are worth the $9.7 billion in incentive payments that the …

The European Union (EU) has signed off 11 new research projects into development of 5G industry and use cases in Europe, with a focus on mobility, supply chains, and manufacturing, …

Today, users are discovering new ways to manage virtually every facet of their lives from their mobile devices, meaning the number of connected devices is set to grow over the …

Intelsat said that it has contracted for six new satellites in order to meet the Federal Communication Commission’s accelerated spectrum-clearing timeline for the C-Band. The company recently went into Chapter …

FCC declines to comment beyond a tweet from Chairman Ajit Pai T-Mobile US customers experienced widespread voice and text outages that the carrier said were “resolved,” as of 10:03 p.m. …

Funds are aimed at hardening and improving U.S. territories’ mobile networks The Federal Communications Commission has authorized $237.9 million in Universal Service Fund dollars to mobile broadband networks in the …

  The Federal Communications Commission a number of actions at its monthly meeting, covering streamlined 5G deployment, rural broadband deployment, advanced broadcasting using the ATSC 3.0 standard and potentially expanded …

US Cellular exec: ‘Open RAN will enhance the way wireless networks are built and operated’ US Cellular has become the latest company to join the Open RAN movement, with its …

Proposed fine of $225 million for men accused of placing at least a billion robocalls In its ongoing battle against unwanted and scam robocalls, the Federal Communications Commission has proposed …

  What’s going on in rural broadband policy? There are a lot of moving pieces right now: the Rural Digital Opportunities Fund and the proposed Rural 5G Fund, for example, …