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New licenses would support T-Mobile LTE coverage in parts of Wyoming and Idaho In it’s continuing effort to boost rural coverage, T-Mobile US is asking for the U.S. Federal Communications …

Is the Trump administration backing away from mandating the use of Dedicated Short Range Communications technology in new vehicles? The Associated Press reported that the administration has decided not to pursue …

One of the biggest challenges to scaling small cell deployments is variability in regulatory regimes–it’s difficult to establish a uniform process when the rules are different in every city in …

Government announced the creation of a 5G working group which will include officials and industry players The government of Australia has developed a paper outlining a 5G policy for the …

Who attends 3GPP meetings and why do they attend? The men and women who attend 3GPP meetings come from companies around the world and across the entire wireless ecosystem. The …

In conjunction with FOX, T-Mobile is accelerating deployment of new spectrum T-Mobile US continues its effort to aggressively deploy its 600 MHz holdings. Following activation of rural sites in Maine …

Part 96 of FCC rules could support LTE deployments in shared CBRS spectrum The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has yet to finalize Part 96 rules governing shared access to spectrum …

Qualcomm identifies gigabit LTE and 5G as ‘mega technology trends’ As the 3GPP continues work on the standalone variant of the 5G New Radio standard, which is tracking for release …

5G is truly a global phenomenon, and 5G NR – the global 5G standard – is being designed to support all spectrum types and bands for global deployments starting in …

Amid increasing Sprint/T-Mo merger chatter, wireless competition report says the market is “effective” For the first time since 2009, the wireless industry’s competitive landscape is “effective,” according to the Federal …

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently closed its formal comment period in its effort to reverse Title II utility-style regulation of the internet and restore broadband to its traditional status …

Latest 5G trials will be carried out by TIM and Fastweb with the support of Huawei Italian operators TIM and Fastweb, together with Chinese vendor Huawei, said the Ministry of …

CBRS focus often on private LTE for enterprise and industry, but what what the fixed wireless access use case targeting rural broadband deployments? The rugged Sierra Nevada foothills, which range …

As CBRS awaits the regulatory go-ahead, operator and vendor interest continues to pick up In the 5G future–ideally at least–we’ll see dynamic radio support for any blend of licensed, unlicensed …

Mayor Andy Berke wants other mid-size cities to leverage fiber for economic development SAN FRANCISCO–The Chattanooga, Tenn., that Mayor Andy Berke grew up in “was a steel and foundry city. …

This is a critical time to ensure state public safety needs are met by FirstNet’s plans for the nationwide public safety broadband Network (NPSBN).  Wireless 20/20 has published a new …

Smart city initiatives and business development are goals of small cell outreach While some city’s take a combative posture toward wireless deployments for reasons ranging from community health concerns to …

The number of small cell sites activated has long lagged beyond projections largely because there’s not really a scalable deployment process. Carriers are planning to deploy thousands of small cells, …

Fort Collins considering a moratorium on small cell deployments On July 1, Colorado legislation went into effect that is designed to make it easier for network operators to install small …

How to ascertain leadership in 3GPP; quality vs. quantity of technical contributions Established in 1998, the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) united seven organizational partners into one group that works …

Rural broadband coverage is priority for T-Mobile 600 MHz plans According to an Aug. 4 “ex parte notice” to the Federal Communications Commission, T-Mobile US is looking to “rapidly deploy” …

At this point, there are nine states and one territory that have signed-off on FirstNet plans States continue to opt-in into the national public safety LTE network that will be built …

Along with my colleague Alice Tornquist, I was on Capitol Hill in July speaking at an event sponsored by the Congressional Spectrum Caucus, a bipartisan group established in 2014 by …

AT&T reportedly in talks to hammer out Time Warner merger conditions AT&T is in talks with federal officials on what conditions would help its proposed merger with Time Warner gain …

Qualcomm executives have repeatedly associated full realization of 5G–something pinned to the 2035 timeframe–as a $12 trillion global opportunity. But that comes with some qualifiers, perhaps chief among them the …