Commissioner Michael O'Rielly mentions "new action" on macro sites in the "very near future"
In testimony before the Senate Commerce committee this week, FCC commissioners Michael O'Rielly and Jessica Rosenworcel laid out their perspectives on the United States' key 5G needs and hinted at possible...
This article, in five parts, is continued from Step 2, about spectrum and regulation; Step 2 can be found here.
“Once frequency usage fees have been clarified – a significant detail required for investments in industrial 5G – nothing will stand in the way of...
A new, bipartisan bill in the Senate would require the Federal Communications Commission to set aside $750 million in spectrum auction proceeds to strengthen the ecosystem of open standards-based 5G solutions that don't originate from China, including OpenRAN and the Telecom Infra Project.
The bill...
Transportation officials pushback on shift away from DSRC, potential for unlicensed use
In December, FCC passed notice of proposed rulemaking that would reallocated 75 megahertz of the 5.9 GHz band for C-V2X and unlicensed use.
45 megahertz would go for unlicensed uses like Wi-Fi;...
Mid-band spectrum in the C Band is shaping up to be central to 5G, according to a new report.
In a new report on C Band spectrum, the Global mobile Suppliers Association reports that auctions and allocations in the C Band "have come thick and...
The economic value created by Wi-Fi in the U.S. is projected to double by 2023, reaching nearly $1 trillion
After what FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has referred to as “two decades of dormancy,” the FCC is taking a fresh look the 5.9 GHz band, ultimately...
Longstanding and economically efficient balance in Standard-Essential Patent licensing is being destabilized by misinformation and manipulation of commercial practices and of benchmarks in Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory licensing. This is epitomized in litigation between Apple and Qualcomm, commencing January 2017, until settlement in April...
This article, in five parts, is continued from Step 1, about spectrum and regulation; this can be found here.
2. SPECTRUM / REGULATION
Another crucial part of the jigsaw-roadmap – a clearing of the road, rather than a shortcut – is with spectrum. The lack of...
CBRS waiting for FCC on full commercialization and is on evolutionary path to 5G
Around the world, the 3.5 GHz band has been tapped by operators as key mid-range 5G spectrum. In the U.S. that frequency, referred to as the Citizens Broadband Radio Service band,...
Bidding in the Federal Communications Commission's latest auction of millimeter wave spectrum has reached more than $1.4 billion, after three days and eight rounds.
Three more rounds will be held today, with three rounds per day to be held next week as well.
The latest Spectrum...
The German government is drafting security guidelines for the expansion of 5G networks
German mobile operator Telefónica Deutschland, which operates under the O2 brand, will allow Huawei to help build its 5G network despite the ongoing global tension around whether the Chinese company should be...
As a bipartisan bill to combat robocalls head to President Donald Trump's desk, the Federal Communications Commission and the Canadian Radiotelevision and Telecommunications Commission continue to pursue broader deployment of a standards-based call authentication framework designed to help better identify -- and hopefully, reduce...
The dedicated 5G band will be used to trial 5G applications in areas such as AI, IoT and big data analysis
In early October, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen stated that the government will continue prioritizing the development of 5G technology so as to secure Taiwan’s...
5G will only gets its wings in 2023, or thereabouts, when its full functionality is revealed in a standalone version of the new radio (NR) standard. That is when it will take flight, and change the world – or, at least, establish a control...
The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly, and across party lines, in favor of a bill that attempts to crack down on unwanted and fraudulent robocalls.
The Pallone-Thune TRACED Act requires carriers to offer call authentication, as well as opt-in or opt-out robocall blocking, at...
The 5G Fund for rural America to replace the Mobility Fund Phase II
In the latest show of support for rural America, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced the launch of a $9 billion fund to accelerate the deployment of advanced 5G wireless in rural locations...
FCC bars carriers which receive USF funding from buying ZTE, Huawei gear or services
The Federal Communications Commission has unanimously moved to block the use of Universal Service Fund monies to buy telecommunications equipment and services from companies that "pose a national security threat," and...
75 megahertz of 5.9 GHz spectrum are in play
This week U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai laid out a plan to reallocate 75 megahertz of the 5.9 GHz band for cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) communications and for unlicensed uses like Wi-Fi. The FCC will...
During 2020, 25% of all breaches will happen outside the network perimeter
WatchGuard has released its 2020 cybersecurity predictions, and according to the report, vulnerabilities in 5G/Wi-Fi handover and the increase of mobile device usage and remote employees will be cause for serious concern in...
Pai tells senators that C Band auction will be conducted publicly by the FCC
Federal Communications Commission Chair Ajit Pai said in a letter to Congress that the C Band auction will be public and conducted by the FCC, dashing satellite operators' hopes that they...
CBA says it is working on effort to put proposed C Band private auction funds toward a rural 5G network
In its continued push to lead a private auction of C Band spectrum, the C Band Alliance says that it will pay at least 30%...
As the Federal Communications Commission considers whether, and how, to utilize spectrum at 6 GHz for unlicensed use, a group of tech and Wi-Fi companies that includes Facebook, Apple, Microsoft and Google has thrown its support behind providing additional room for Wi-Fi to grow.
In...
"Emergency mitigation happens during blue skies, not during the storm."
What does it take to achieve communications network resilience during a disaster? In a new report on disaster response coordination, the Intergovernmental Advisory Committee lays out best practices and recommendations on network resiliency to the...
The Federal Communications Commission has officially laid out the conditions which the New T-Mobile US must meet as part of its approval of the merger of Sprint and T-Mobile US, with the three commissioners who voted to support the merger all citing its impact...
