CTIA says U.S. lags in making mid-band spectrum available
As the U.S. Senate prepares for a hearing on 5G, CTIA has released new analysis which estimates that making another 400 megahertz of mid-band spectrum available for 5G services would add $274 billion to the U.S....
Auction 102 will put nearly 3,000 24 GHz licenses up for grabs
On the heels of the conclusion of its first millimeter wave spectrum auction that raised $702 million, the Federal Communications Commission is forging ahead with another mmWave auction: this time, at 24 GHz.
Bidding...
Lawyers for Qualcomm and the Federal Trade Commission, after weeks of arguments, have both rested their cases in a trial that could very well inform technological innovation, and America's role in that innovation, for years to come.
The key issue in the case is the...
House committee probes whether FCC representatives urged carriers to game the legal system in support of recent infrastructure order
The House Energy and Commerce committee has asked the Federal Communications Commission to produce communications records between FCC employees and network operators related to the commission's...
The Linux Foundation has started a new umbrella organisation, LF Edge, to establish an open, interoperable framework for edge computing that is independent of hardware, silicon, cloud, or operating system.
The launch “changes the IoT and edge computing landscape,” it said in a press note....
The Federal Communications Commission's auction of millimeter wave spectrum at 28 GHz has concluded after 176 rounds, having raised nearly $702.6 million in provisionally winning bids.
According to the FCC, the identities of winning bidders will not be made public until after the end of...
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe told the World Economic Forum in Davos this week his country has been revitalised by recent economic policy, and will exploit data to create a fairer future, as part of a Society 5.0. “Japanese defeatism is defeated,” he said.
The...
Much of the activity on 5G spectrum in the US to date has focused on millimeter (mmWave) spectrum, but it is not clear that mmWave spectrum will be suitable for mobile 5G network deployment in the near to mid-term future. High-band spectrum offers higher...
A national CTO should focus on digital inclusion
As technologies like 5G, the internet of things, data analytics, and the like are increasingly incorporated into city-, state- and national-level strategic thinking, there are tandem increases in the disconnect between adoption and policy.
Some major cities are...
Membership of the World Economic Forum’s fledgling Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Network (Centre Network) has swelled to over 100, with five nations and a number of international organisations joining the fray.
They will help design policies for technologies including artificial intelligence (AI) and...
Federal Communications Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel continued her backing of an incentive auction for Educational Broadband Service licenses at 2.5 GHz at a forum in Washington, D.C., framing it as a compromise option to "honor" the intent for educational use in the band while avoiding...
Study finds executives appreciate the benefits the Fourth Industrial Revolution will bring but many lack a clear strategy
Political and corporate leaders gathered in Davos, Switzerland, this week for the World Economic Forum are examining the far-reaching impacts the Fourth Industrial Revolution will create in...
The ongoing saga between FTC and Qualcomm
It is unbelievable when one of the world’s richest companies complains that it is an undue burden to pay for the innovations that power its high margin products. But it sure looks like a well-orchestrated war on innovation...
The FCC order took effect on Jan. 14
Last year the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, with an eye on supporting domestic 5G deployment rollouts, passed an order superseding city-level controls associated with siting wireless infrastructure. The order kicked in on Jan. 14 following a Jan....
Snowy weather in the Washington, D.C. area has led the Federal Communications Commission to suspend today's scheduled bidding in its millimeter wave auction.
The auction, which has been proceeding despite the partial government shutdown, had been slated to move into its third stage today, with...
AT&T has slipped out a minor announcement about LTE connectivity on latest-model Toyota and Lexus cars and trucks in the US, starting from the fall, just as the technology and automotive markets appeared in a newly climactic embrace ahead of the 2019 Consumer Electronics...
The German government has created its own state-backed venture capital fund to drive the digital transformation of industry and stimulate enterprise innovation in its home market.
The move comes as momentum appears to be building again for investments in the industrial IoT sector in the...
Shutdown expected to begin at the FCC on Thursday; Senate confirms Geoffrey Starks to FCC seat and Brendan Carr to full term
The partial government shutdown is expected to hit the Federal Communications Commission as of midday, but the bidding in the FCC's millimeter wave...
A bit of background
The deployment of the new 5G network presents a unique challenge to our regulatory system. Far from the 100-foot lattice towers and monopoles of 3G and 4G past, 5G capability will largely be the task of small cell deployments in the...
The Federal Communications Commission's millimeter wave auction appears to be winding down, although it looks like bidding will continue in the new year.
The auction has raised $689,788,660, as of the end of the fourth round of bidding on Thursday -- a total which has barely...
The two groups focused on 'technical interworking' with CBRS operation
Continuing the push to commercialize OnGo--the brand name for Citizens Broadband Radio Service-compatible products--the CBRS Alliance and the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions are collaborating to work some technical issues associated with shared use of...
CFIUS, DoD, DoJ and DHS all OK Sprint, T-Mobile US merger
Working to close the mega-merger in the first half of 2019, Sprint and T-Mobile US this week gained key approvals from a number of federal oversight bodies. The $26 billion deal would give the...
The Federal Communications Commission's auction of millimeter wave frequencies has raised nearly $690 million. The auction is slated to continue through this week, although bidding has slowed considerably. Four bidding rounds will be held today.
Auction 101 includes just over 3,000 county-based licenses in two 425-megahertz blocks...
3GPP leader weighs-in on 5G standard compatibility questions
Addressing concerns around interoperability and deployment timelines that have been trickling through the industry of late, the chairman of 3GPP's TSG RAN Balazs Bertenyi published a blog post detailing the impact of a change in the delivery...
