Carriers commit to building out a 5G network that will cover nearly all rural Americans
T-Mobile US and Sprint have committed to building out a nationwide 5G network that will cover the vast majority of the U.S. population, divest Boost Mobile and other concessions, in...
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai called for the re-examination of the allocation of 5.9 GHz spectrum, outlining several options for the 75 megahertz that to this point has been set aside for vehicle-to-vehicle automobile communications.
"I believe that the time has come for...
Agency seeks to bolster US' position in midband spectrum
The Federal Communications Commission has signaled its focus on pushing harder for midband spectrum in addition to the millimeter wave bands that it has been putting into play.
Last week, the FCC unanimously voted to propose the...
While there are certainly those with a differing viewpoint, many stakeholders, particularly the U.S. government, like to characterize 5G as a race, the winner of which will be able to exert economic supremacy as cellular-based automation drives transformation and value creation in a wide...
China Telecom and China Unicom interconnect should be reviewed, according to FCC
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission this week voted unanimously to deny an application from China Mobile USA, a Delaware-based subsidiary of the Chinese mobile provider, that would've allowed the carrier to interconnect...
Two assistant secretaries at Department of Commerce left on Thursday
The head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, David Redl, resigned abruptly from his position at the Department of Commerce on Thursday.
Assistant Secretary Redl had led NTIA, which advises the president on...
The second phase of the Federal Communications Commission's 24 GHz auction begins tomorrow, in which winning bidders will be assigned their spectrum blocks and can bid for specific blocks.
The auction's initial "clock phase" concluded on April 17 after 91 rounds, raising more than...
Commissioner calls for government agencies to free up more mid-band spectrum, says CBRS could be operational within weeks
Federal Communications Commissioner Michael O'Rielly said that the systems to support operations in the Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum are very close to final certification, and also...
While the final decision on the FTC vs. Qualcomm case is still pending from the last two months, the new developments have put the very premise of FTC’s case in question. The details revealed during the Apple vs. Qualcomm trial and the ensuing settlement...
More than 100,000 rural homes and businesses in 43 states will get a minimum of 25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload speeds, rather than 10 Mbps/1 Mbps speeds that would otherwise have been deployed, according to the Federal Communications Commission. Forty percent of...
Huawei exec discusses U.S. governmental relations, 5G future
Q: Please tell me about your current role and what you enjoy most about your current job.
A: I have worked at Huawei for 25 years now, and am a shareholding employee. I have been elected as the...
Sidewalk Labs has released a set of visual icons for smart cities to instruct citizens about the new technologies they are deploying. The point is to define and explain the role and accountability of digital solutions being rolled out public and private authorities in...
Global 5G discussion marked by "confrontational" language
With President Donald Trump recently entering the 5G global discourse and furthering the characterization of deployment as an international race, Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri commented that, "What if to squeeze the most juice out of 5G, the question...
On April 16, the Wall Street Journal, citing "people familiar with the matter," said U.S. Department of Justice officials are "unlikely" to approve a planned merger between T-Mobile US and Sprint "as currently structured."
Not the case according to T-Mo CEO John Legere, who...
U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said that he opposes a bid from Chinese carrier China Mobile to provide telecommunications services in the U.S. on national security grounds.
The FCC will
vote on the company’s application next month.
“Safeguarding our communications networks is critical to our...
On April 10, 2019, Canada’s ISED announced the 600 MHz provisional auction results. This was two years after the FCC announced the results for the US broadcast incentive auction which yielded $19.8 billion in gross revenue for 70 megahertz of valuable “low-band” spectrum to...
After 79 rounds, the Federal Communications Commission's 24 GHz auction has raised nearly $1.989 billion in bids.
Five rounds of bidding are being held each day at this point in the auction's clock phase.
Thirty-eight bidders are still vying for licenses in the clock...
FCC has auctioned 1,500 megahertz of millimeter wave spectrum for 5G
Later today (April 12) President Donald Trump and Aji Pai, chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, will head to the Roosevelt Room in the White House to make public statements regarding 5G deployment...
Huawei SVP says the company should not be 'singled out' in the U.S.
DENVER--Huawei, which has been locked out of the Tier 1 U.S. carrier market and is the ongoing focus of cybersecurity scrutiny from government officials, does have a domestic foothold with smaller,...
As the 24 GHz auction closes out another week of bidding, the total bid amount has reached $1.828 billion after 49 rounds.
The Federal Communications Commission bumped up the number of bidding rounds per day from three to five yesterday, to urge the...
The United States is tied with China for first place in 5G readiness, according to a new report from Analysys Mason, which credited policy makers' decisions with helping the U.S. move up two slots compared to its position last year.
"A year ago, China...
Establishing Z-axis location information has been an ongoing part of an effort by the Federal Communications Commission to improve the location data available to first responders when a wireless user calls 911. Here are the basics to know:
What is Z-axis location information and why...
The bids for 24 GHz spectrum continue to go up, with $1.63 billion in bids garnered through the first 32 rounds of bidding. Another three rounds will be held to close out this week.
Comparatively, the 28 GHz auction held earlier this year raised only...
The Federal Trade Commission has won court settlements that will shut down four robocalling operations that were responsible for billions of illegal robocalls, the agency said.
Under court orders issued this week, the companies and individuals are banned from both robocalling and most telemarketing...
