BROWSING: Policy

New report draws sharp criticism from other industry groups, companies supporting CBRS Amid ongoing Capitol Hill conversations about new spectrum allocations, a CTIA report attacks the efficacy of spectrum sharing and argues that the three-tiered Citizens Broadband Radio Service is struggling compared to exclusive-use arrangements....

'The next eight weeks are critical for our federal efforts to connect the unconnected,' says assistant secretary of commerce The Federal Communications Commission plans to release newly updated broadband maps on November 18, and the Biden administration has announced that once those maps undergo an...

Federated Wireless has been conditionally approved as an automated frequency coordination (AFC) system operator by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), to go alongside its role as gatekeeper for CBRS spectrum access for private cellular deployments in the US. The firm has already struck commercial...

The Telecom Infra Project (TIP) is to release a “blueprint”, it says, for how to deploy “cost-effective and scalable” cloud-native private 5G networks, based on an initial trial of a 5G-connected computer vision application led by Telefonica. Rakuten Symphony, Tech Mahindra, and NTT Data...

Japanese IT firm Fujitsu is to start testing private 5G for equipment inspection at its major data centre in Yokohama, in the Kanagawa prefecture, as a springboard to drive “operational resilience and process automation” in the broader data centre market. The Fujitsu project, to...

The FCC has received applications for 64,000 new satellites, said Chairwoman Rosenworcel The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is reorganizing to better support the growing satellite industry by transforming the International Bureau into two entities: The Space Bureau and a standalone Office of International Affairs. According...

Spam texts are on the rise, TNS says Broader implementation of the STIR/SHAKEN call authentication framework, coupled with enforcement efforts, have put a dent in robocall volumes compared to last year, according to a new report by TNS. It's a small dent, to the tune...

New FCC proceeding looks at opening up to 550 megahertz of spectrum The Federal Communications Commission is forging ahead with identifying potential new spectrum to repurpose for cellular systems and has launched a new inquiry into the use of up to 550 megahertz of spectrum...

AT&T and Verizon are already on board, but the FAA is worried about smaller operators and spectrum holders When it comes to rolling out 5G C-band services, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) wants the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to mandate that smaller Communication Service...

The U.S. Department of Justice announced charges and arrests this week in regards to Chinese clandestine activity in the United States that ranged from targeting Chinese residents in the U.S. with harassment and intimidation to get them to return to China, posing as university...

A U.S. subsidiary of global mobile virtual network operator and eSIM development company Truphone is paying a $600,000 penalty and divesting ownership by three Russian billionaires as part of a settlement with the Federal Communications Commission over inaccurate disclosures of its ownership and transfer...

A newly released progress report goes over the state of federal users' transitions out of auctioned bands ranging from AWS-1 to CBRS and additional midband spectrum at 3.45-3.55 GHz. The annual Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act report for 2021 was released earlier this month...

Mavenir replaced the Chinese-provided components on Triangle's network with its own open infrastructure Mavenir said today that is has turned on a fully cloud-native converged packet core, Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) and O-RAN compliant Radio Units (O-RUs) for Triangle Communications. Triangle Communications is...

Note, this is a revised version of the intro/outro statements at Private Networks European Forum earlier this month, presented then as a way to invite conversation about the state of ‘things’ in Europe, and re-presented now as a think-piece for the same. It considers...

French regulator Arcep has awarded three new trial spectrum licences for enterprises to deploy private 5G networks in the 3.8-4.0 GHz band, taking its total roster of enterprise trialists in France to 13. The band is being liberated for French enterprises, in line with...

NTIA survey finds 60% of unconnected households report that they have no need/interest in using the internet at home Over the past several decades, the U.S. Census Bureau or other agencies have been asking Americans about their use of computers and the internet. Broadband access...

This is a fairly straight writeup of a summary report / blog from UK5G, the government-backed innovation network dedicated to industrial 5G in the UK, from a couple of weeks back, about findings from the UK’s grand £200 million trials and testbeds (5GTT) scheme...

A new summary report / blog from UK5G, the government-backed innovation network dedicated to industrial 5G in the UK, makes for good reading. It concludes, ultimately, that industrial 5G is the same as industrial IoT – that it is a discipline that is massive...

Europe battles skyrocketing energy costs as the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues European service providers are preparing for the worst as power cuts threaten to down networks in the coming months. Telecom leaders, particularly in France and Italy, have been asking their respective governments to consider helping...

'There are not a lot of easy bands left' says NTIA senior advisor With both mmWave and midband 5G auctions concluded and development and/or deployment underway for existing spectrum releases, one of the biggest spectrum question now is: What’s next? Conversations on spectrum policy are shifting...

The federal government plans to spend $1 billion to expand so-called "middle-mile" connections between networks, as part of a $65 billion effort to build out broadband infrastructure and connect all Americans. In response, more than 235 applicants for funding asked for more than $5.5 billion...

First woman to lead ITU pledges to work toward "meaningful connectivity" The International Telecommunications Union has elected Doreen Bogdan-Martin as secretary-general, the first woman to lead the organization in its 157-year history. Bogdan-Martin currently serves as director of the ITU's Telecommunication Development Bureau, a position...

Amid renewed conversations around the re-authorization of the Federal Communications Commission's auction authority for spectrum and what a new spectrum pipeline might look like, the Aspen Institute brought together government and private-sector stakeholders to work on a framework and action plan for a national...

"Some speeds have shown signs of slowing down from their initial launches," Ookla says of Starlink service Starlink's commercial success is causing network slowdowns, benchmarking company Ookla concludes in new analysis, as new customers result in a heavier network load and slower speeds for the...