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The FCC is working on how it will make available $3.2 billion that Congress appropriated to help subsidize broadband costs during the Covid-19 pandemic — but would you believe it …

The UK divisions of Spain-based mobile operator Telefónica and Italy-based aerospace manufacturer Leonardo have announced a deal to collaborate on private 5G for Industry 4.0, including for the “high-pace” manufacturing …

The Dutch business regulation agency, the Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM), has ruled mobile operators in the Netherlands can collaborate on radio spectrum and network infrastructure to safeguard and …

Elon Musk’s low-earth-orbit satellite-based service, Starlink, plans to provide voice and Lifeline services as well as high-speed broadband services, the company told the Federal Communications Commission. Starlink laid out its …

Amid the ongoing economic fallout from the global pandemic — and the prospect of a major federal infrastructure package that could include historic levels of telecom network investment — a …

France-based telecoms operator Orange has said it will open nine ‘5G labs’ in Europe in 2021, for local enterprises to collaborate with the firm to bring [enterprise-oriented] 5G use cases …

A bipartisan group of Senators has renewed an effort to pass a bill focused on coordinating federal efforts on telecom workforce development, including apprenticeships and emphasis on the needs of …

World Economic Forum launches EDISON Alliance focused on digital inclusion, digital divide Expanding access to reliable broadband–bridging the digital divide as its commonly referred to–isn’t a new concept; in fact, …

The French government has announced funding for new national industrial 5G projects, as parts of its France Relance (France Relaunch) package. It has also raised alarm bells that the country …

Xiaomi says the administration’s claims of Chinese military ties are ‘factually incorrect’ In his final days as the 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump added nine Chinese companies, …

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 …

In lieu of its Annual Meeting–set for May in Singapore due to the COVID-19 pandemic–typically held this time of year in Davos, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum this week convened …

Acting Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has wasted no time in appointing staff, and gave a first address to the agency which broadly outlined some of the potential areas …

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has released a “blueprint” for the combination of 5G and Wi-Fi 6 in the broad IoT sector, notably for smart industry, smart cities, smart buildings, …

The parallel narratives around cellular 5G and Industry 4.0 are about to collide. China has said it will build 30 brand new ‘smart factories’ by 2023, all of them threaded …

Jessica Rosenworcel has been nominated to take over leadership of the Federal Communications Commission as acting chairwoman, becoming the second woman in the agency’s history to hold the acting chair …

Here’s a timely reminder from your friendly neighborhood FCC: Don’t use ham or CB radios to communicate while you’re planning or committing a crime. Crimes like, say, violent insurrection. The …

The most important watchword in 2021 will be diversification. This will be key to growth for the mobile industry in the 5G era, on multiple levels. In the past, cellular …

Xiaomi recently took Apple’s place as the world’s third largest smartphone maker With mere days left in office, President Donald Trump and his administration have added nine Chinese companies, including smartphone …

The race to make 5G a viable platform for Industry 4.0 has shifted up a gear with the availability of shared CBRS spectrum for private wireless networks, and private 5G …

The UK government has announced a further £28.3 million in joint public-private funding to support nine new 5G testbeds, as part of its £200 million campaign to leverage 5G to …

Carriers won’t get more time to meet vertical location, or z-axis, accuracy requirements for cellular devices that are set to take effect in April. The Federal Communications has rejected a …

Investments in shared and unlicensed LTE and 5G spectrum will reach $4bn by 2024, according to Dubai-based market intelligence outfit SNS Telecom & IT. The forecast comes on the back …

Program will reimburse companies for discounts to low-income customers for broadband services and devices Congress created a $3.2 billion Emergency Broadband Benefit Program aimed at helping more low-income customers get …

As IoT deployments continue to scale and solution requirements become more predictable, the market will recognize the clear distinction between carrier-grade low-power wide-area (LPWA) networks and those that fail to …