Policy

The Irish government has unveiled a five-year Industry 4.0 strategy to help manufacturing firms to respond to technological change.  The plan, announced last month, includes €23.5 million of funding for …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 –  …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

“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 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, …