Bidding in the Federal Communications Commission’s current auction of millimeter wave spectrum hit a lull yesterday, although it bounced back this morning with a round garnering $21 million in bids. Auction 101 has now raised nearly $580 million in bids, with three additional rounds of...
Nearly 80 percent of all 911 calls originate from a wireless device. This is not surprising, given that over half of households in the U.S. have given up landline phones and rely solely on wireless devices. This is a rapid increase from 15 percent...
Bidders in the Federal Communications Commission's current auction of millimeter wave spectrum seemed to be in the mood to shop this week, with the auction seeing increased action as it closes out its first week of four daily rounds of bidding. Auction 101 has...
The new network is different than the old network. And the way it’s managed is different, too. Until now, management has been on a device-by-device basis, but volume and complexity have made that method unsustainable. Automation and orchestration drive network management today, bringing greater...
The Federal Communications Commission’s auction of millimeter wave spectrum for 5G service has raised more than $145 million in bids. Fourteen rounds of bidding have been completed over five days, and now the auction bidding takes a break for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Auction 101 includes just over...
USDA's Telecommunications Programs awarded grants and loans to increase rural broadband access
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced $91 million in funding to expand rural broadband access, through a combination of grants and loans for 19 projects.
Most of those projects revolve around fiber networks,...
5G auction conditions outline national roaming, coverage areas
Germany’s communications regulator Bundesnetzagentur has published the final draft conditions for the country’s 5G auction. These draft conditions include increased coverage requirements and an expectation that German telcos would cooperate on national roaming.
Bundesnetzagentur’s President Jochen Homann said the...
In recently released comments, network operators and other telecom players expressed general support for federal data privacy regulation -- especially if the alternative is a patchwork of state or even local guidelines.
The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration asked for public...
In every new market, tech executives step into unknown territory. We’re watching the automotive IoT market with interest because it’s a wide-open business model. There’s a lot at stake in the automotive market, as safety is a key factor, and dealers, insurance carriers, mobile...
mmWave auction bidding continues today
After five rounds of bidding, the Federal Communications Commission's auction of millimeter wave spectrum for 5G service has raised more than $62.2 million. Two more rounds of bidding are scheduled for today, after bidding in Auction 101 was temporarily suspended...
Vodafone, Ericsson, and BMW have warned the European Commission (EC) its current stance on vehicular communications, which precludes 5G technologies in favour of a single purpose Wi-Fi variant, will throw the region way off track in terms of digital infrastructure and economic development.
In a...
The U.S. and Australia excluding Huawei from 5G deployments
According to reporting from Reuters, high-level German government officials are making a push to exclude China's Huawei from the build-out of 5G in the industrial hub. In response, Huawei is planning to a open a lab...
US, China, Japan and Korea are seizing global leadership in 5G with support of coherent and helpful industrial policies in those nations across the entire mobile ecosystem including technology development, spectrum licensing, site acquisition and operator consolidation. All these nations will launch 3GPP standard-compliant...
Will blockchain help to democratise power generation and power consumption? It is a tangential, and tech-minded, question, which came out of the central narrative at European Utility Week 2018 in Vienna this week about the decentralisation, decarbonisation, and digitisation of the energy market.
The theory is...
Over the past few decades, the liberalization of trade has allowed small and mid-sized enterprises to expand into global markets, while information communications technology (ICT) has become a key driver of global competitiveness, both for individual companies and for countries seeking to grow their...
The Federal Communications Commission is re-examining a voluntary framework on network resiliency that was put together two years ago and asking mobile carriers to report on how they used that framework and whether they are doing all they can to promote rapid network recovery...
Key 5G spectrum decisions need to be made ahead of WRC-19
Operators and regulators need to work more closely through the process of allocating 5G spectrum, otherwise some countries could be left behind as commercial 5G networks go live throughout 2019 and beyond, according to...
Doing away with spoofing is "top consumer priority" for FCC
After receiving an earful from the attorneys general of 35 states last month, U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai, in a letter to 13 carriers, asking for an update on efforts to stop call...
Move comes after FCC Chairman criticizes Hurricane Michael recovery
After publicly criticizing the network recovery efforts after Hurricane Michael devastated the Florida Panhandle, U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has empaneled a new working group focused on establishing best practices around hardening network infrastructure...
The Secretary of Commerce has appointed six members to the First Responders Network Authority board, filling five vacancies and making one re-appointment of a board member.
FirstNet Chair Edward Horowitz, who was appointed board chair in September after serving as a member of the board...
Doreen Bogdan-Martin elected as ITU Director of Telecommunications Development Bureau
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United Nations agency dedicated to information and communications technology standardization, this week elected its leadership at the 20th Plenipotentiary Conference in Dubai. Of note is the election of the...
WASHINGTON, D.C.--The use of wireless networks to support the delivery of healthcare services is gaining momentum and acceptance, but making sure the connectivity -- and the policies to ensure that telehealth provides effective care and that doctors get paid -- is a key consideration,...
FCC has already allocated 12.55 gigahertz of millimeter wave spectrum
Millimeter wave spectrum is key to delivering on the ultra-high throughput speeds associated with 5G. In the U.S., the Federal Communications Commission is gearing up auction 28 GHz and 24 GHz licenses on Nov. 14,...
Greater Manchester in the UK has issued a progress report on its developing industrial strategy to harness technological innovation, in tandem with private enterprise and academic research, to deliver on stretching targets for energy, industry, and healthcare.
It said it will build on its various...
