European public safety market IoT growth rates are generally pegged at 15%
Terrorism, natural disasters and humanitarian crises are all realities which shape public safety and disaster response in the European Union. As the region grapples with the complexities of cross-border cooperation and response, it...
Final federal approval for Initial Commercial Deployment (ICD) of the Citizens Broadband Radio Service is expected to come any day, and Federated Wireless says it has more than 20 customers ready to go.
The CBRS Alliance has scheduled an event for September 18 to celebrate...
FCC rural broadband grants total $67.6 million in 10 Oregon counties
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has authorized more than $67.6 million in affordable broadband funding in Oregon as part of its effort to improve broadband mapping across the rural U.S.
The Oregon funding will include...
Hurricane Dorian, broadband funding and 3.5 GHz for 5G among FCC meeting topics
The Federal Communications Committee (FCC) open meeting, scheduled for Sept. 26th, is fast approaching, and in preparation, Chairman Ajit Pai has released a tentative outline of what will be discussed. The agenda...
Germany is to pump €40 billion into digital transformation of its old coal-mining regions, to drive enterprise and employment as coal mining is phased out in the country.
New legislation that is expected to pass by the end of the year, which will designate...
Satellite operator Eutelsat has withdrawn from the C Band Alliance, a group which includes the four largest global satellite operators and has been advocating for privately handling the clearing and auction of a large chunk of midband spectrum that is currently used for satellite...
Will escalating dispute bifurcate global trade?
SAN FRANCISCO--President Trump, to the detriment of some U.S. businesses, continues to escalate tariffs on Chinese goods and even went so far as to order American companies to exit the Chinese market. Given the global nature of supply chains...
The FCC has authorized a total of $1.488 billion for broadband expansion
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has taken further steps to close the digital divide with the authorization of more than $4.9 billion in support over the next decade for maintaining expanding affordable rural broadband for 455,334 homes...
700 MHz, 3.6 GHz and 26 GHz are "pioneer" 5G bands in European Union
While European regulators have articulated plans to auction millimeter wave licenses, all of the current and planned network activations are based on mid-band frequencies centered in the 3.4 GHz to 3.8...
According to the FCC, the current national broadband map just isn’t cutting it anymore
Across the U.S., individuals have varying levels of access to fast, reliable broadband service depending on location. In general, those living in rural communities have fewer connectivity options and slower internet...
Sprint and T-Mobile US reportedly exploring settlement of state-level lawsuits
The Department of Justice recently gave Sprint and T-Mobile US approval for a long-pending $26 billion merger with extensive concessions. And now Ajit Pai, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has circulated a draft order...
Huawei’s Joy Tan discusses how Huawei ban, potential rip-and-replace will impact American workers and businesses
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From banning the technology giant from selling to the U.S. government and blocking domestic carrier sales to cutting off access to American-made components and considering a rip-and-replace of already installed...
“The internet of things is meaningless without 5G.” That was the line this week from Siemens, or at least its UK chief, speaking as chair of the UK government’s new industrial change strategy, which makes 5G its linchpin.
Juergen Maier, chief executive at Siemens UK,...
There are significant gaps in national broadband coverage, says FCC
As part of its multi-wave effort to improve broadband mapping across the rural U.S., the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authorized more than $121 million in funding over the next decade to expand broadband to 36,579...
FCC Commissioner: "It's time to go back to the drawing board"
In an effort to accelerate small cell deployments in support of U.S. 5G leadership, the Federal Communications Commission last year adopted an order meant to streamline the review and permitting process associated with small...
The UK has announced a £250 million investment for a National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Lab for the National Health Service (NHS), as the healthcare sector is poised for a “huge health tech revolution”, according to the new UK government.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said “experts”...
"5G is progressing well in Europe," according to EC report
In a report detailing 5G progress among European Union member states covering the period up to June 2019, IDATE DigiWorld researchers, working at the direction of the European Commission, tallied seven commercial launches and said...
NTIA asks federal agencies to focus the first round of review on their use of 3100-3550 GHz and 7125-8400 GHz
In the latest step toward developing a national spectrum policy, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration has put in motion the process for data collection...
ESC approvals a key step in commercializing CBRS
Commercial access to the 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service band by operators and enterprises continues to take shape as the complex regulatory and approval process hit another milestone this week. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission, after...
The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division has given its blessing to T-Mobile US' merger with Sprint, saying that the merger conditions will support the entry of a new, viable facilities-based market player and that the merger will "facilitate expeditious deployment of multiple high-quality 5G...
Rural carriers using Huawei equipment could access $700 million in federal funds
This week members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation amended and approved two companion pieces of legislation that speak to how the government can facilitate speedy deployment of 5G...
The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division is opening up an inquiry into the business practices of big tech companies, just as Facebook has agreed to a $5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission and major changes to how it handles and monetizes users'...
24 EU states conducted cybersecurity analysis; next step is a continent-wide look
With commercial 5G service popping up around Europe and the globe, public officials are involved in ongoing discussion around the cybersecurity of these next-generation networks, particular in the context of to what extent...
EC found Qualcomm violated antitrust laws with 3G 'market dominance'
The European Commission this week fined U.S. chipset giant Qualcomm $271 million, alleging it forced competitor Icera out of the 3G baseband market by selling products below cost. Icera, based in the U.K., was acquired...
