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FCC approves seven AFCs for 6 GHz

Setting the stage for standard-power use of the unlicensed 6 GHz band, the Federal Communications Commission has officially approved seven applicants for automated frequency coordination (AFC) systems. Systems from Qualcomm, Broadcom, Comsearch, Federated Wireless, Sony, Wi-Fi Alliance and the Wireless Broadband Alliance were all approved...

Behold, broadband!: FCC unveils new maps detailing the extent of US deployments

The 'pre-production draft' map will undergo an 8-week period of challenges to its accuracy The Federal Communications Commission has released its long-awaited new maps that lay out the extent to which broadband service options are available across the United States. The map released online today...

‘America’s inventive spirit at its finest’ – CBRS model must be extended, says industry

Twenty-six organizations and alliances in the US with active interests in private and shared cellular for enterprise usage have jointly written to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to hail the “success” of the Citizens Broadband Radio...

Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan includes high-speed internet for every American

WISPA exec called the infrastructure plan 'right on target' On Wednesday, President Joe Biden introduced a monumental $2.3 trillion infrastructure and jobs package that aims to reshape the American economy. The infrastructure plan is far reaching, and includes, among many other things, $174 billion for electric vehicles,...

Telecom players urge Biden, Congress to boost workforce development

With the Biden administration having given cues that it is interested in pursuing a major infrastructure and clean energy investment this year, a group of telecom associations joined together to urge the president and Congress to make support for broadband workforce development part of...

The wireless route to telehealth (Reader Forum)

There is not much to recommend this current coronavirus pandemic. But there were two silver linings.  One was that the virus took telehealth mainstream. Two years ago, only 10% of healthcare consumers had tried telehealth. In a March 2020 consumer survey conducted by demand generator...

Coronavirus cancellations continue to stack up

The list of telecom and tech events which are being cancelled due to the ongoing global outbreaks of novel coronavirus continues to get longer. As of yesterday, the International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE) conference, which was set to begin on March 30 in Las Vegas,...

FCC gives CBRS the nod for full commercial deployment

PAL auction scheduled to begin in June The Federal Communications Commission officially gave the nod yesterday for full commercial deployment in the Citizens Broadband Radio Service shared spectrum, certifying CommScope, Federated Wireless, Google and Sony as Spectrum Access System administrators for a five-year period. The FCC...

Pai: C Band auction will be public, conducted by FCC

Pai tells senators that C Band auction will be conducted publicly by the FCC Federal Communications Commission Chair Ajit Pai said in a letter to Congress that the C Band auction will be public and conducted by the FCC, dashing satellite operators' hopes that they...

Study: C Band sharing is feasible with smaller protection zones

Co-channel sharing of satellite C Band spectrum is feasible with far smaller geographic protection areas than are currently in place, according to a new study -- and trimming down the exclusion zones around satellite earth stations and enabling spectrum sharing could open up high-speed...

WISPA puts up speed bump to dedicating 5.9 GHz for C-V2X

WISPA vs. 5GAA Automotive manufacturers seem to prefer C-V2X rather than DSRC as the connectivity medium for vehicles in the push toward full-on autonomous driving. But the 5.9 GHz band is not without its defenders, particularly fixed wireless broadband providers who use the mid-band frequency. In...

ConnectX: CBRS moves closer to commercialization

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--Commercial wireless services in the Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum are getting closer and closer to reality, with devices expected to arrive soon and certification efforts underway. Speakers at a CBRS-focused program at the Connectivity Expo touched on a number of recent developments in...