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...
Public safety answering points (PSAPs) are moving to implement Next-Generation 911 systems, which are IP-based, so that they can accept more digital information, from text messages to video chat and even information such as building plans.
In a recent Frost & Sullian report on the...
The Federal Communications Commission's auction of 24 GHz spectrum has garnered more than $1.409 billion in bids after eight business days and 23 rounds. That's double the $704 million that the 28 GHz auction raised in its entirety.
Three rounds of bidding are being held each...
The plan is to serve 50K households with broadband this year
Earlier this year T-Mobile US Chief Operating Officer Mike Sievert alluded to an upcoming pilot of a home broadband service using the carrier's LTE network and now, according to the company, the invitation-only pilot...
After 12 rounds, the Federal Communications Commission's 24 GHz auction has garnered nearly $605 million in bids.
Unsurprisingly, the most hotly contested licenses are those covering New York City and Los Angeles, California. The top bids for New York licenses currently sit at $14.4 million,...
The Federal Communications Commission is moving forward with a proposal that mobile network operators must aim to provide the location of wireless 911 callers within three meters of the handset, for 80% of wireless 911 calls in the top 25 markets by April 2021...
Potential applications for Terahertz spectrum include sensing, imagine, wireless cognition
To say we're in the early days of 5G is an understatement, but regulators and academics in the U.S. are already looking to what's next. Last week the U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted to open...
It’s been more than a month since arguments rested for the FTC vs. Qualcomm case. Every passing day is increasing the anxiety of people on both sides of the issue. The media is rife with the rumors, leaks, and loud calls for the U.S....
Auction proceeds despite concerns from House members, science agencies on potential impact to weather data gathering
The Federal Communications Commission's auction of millimeter wave spectrum at 24 GHz raised $284 million in its first round of bidding and ended its first day with $304 million...
5G, rural coverage, pricing and which hotels T-Mobile US CEO John Legere prefers included in House hearing
Yesterday the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law convened a hearing to examine the potential impacts of a merger between carriers T-Mobile...
Ahead of House Judiciary Committee hearing, T-Mobile pushes home broadband and rural coverage
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on March 7 again paused its 180-day review of the proposed $26 billion T-Mobile US/Sprint merger; according to FCC documentation, the review period will resume on April...
Koh appointed to lead US presence at ITU's WRC
Grace Koh will lead the U.S. delegation to the International Telecommunications Union's World Radiocommunication Conference 2019, which will be held this fall in Egypt.
Koh has private sector experience in technology, legal and regulatory policy and recently...
Reps: Sprint/T-Mobile US merger will reduce jobs, hurt competition
In a Feb. 28 letter to U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai and Makan Delrahim, an attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, 37 members of the U.S. House of Representatives express opposition...
