Policy

Testing is ongoing in the United Kingdom and Federated is speaking with regulators in about 20 countries, CEO says ORLANDO–Federated Wireless, a driving force behind the pending commercialization of shared …

Carriers commit to building out a 5G network that will cover nearly all rural Americans T-Mobile US and Sprint have committed to building out a nationwide 5G network that will …

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai called for the re-examination of the allocation of 5.9 GHz spectrum, outlining several options for the 75 megahertz that to this point has been …

Agency seeks to bolster US’ position in midband spectrum The Federal Communications Commission has signaled its focus on pushing harder for midband spectrum in addition to the millimeter wave bands …

While there are certainly those with a differing viewpoint, many stakeholders, particularly the U.S. government, like to characterize 5G as a race, the winner of which will be able to …

China Telecom and China Unicom interconnect should be reviewed, according to FCC The U.S. Federal Communications Commission this week voted unanimously to deny an application from China Mobile USA, a …

Two assistant secretaries at Department of Commerce left on Thursday The head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, David Redl, resigned abruptly from his position at the Department of …

The second phase of the Federal Communications Commission’s 24 GHz auction begins tomorrow, in which winning bidders will be assigned their spectrum blocks and can bid for specific blocks. The …

Commissioner calls for government agencies to free up more mid-band spectrum, says CBRS could be operational within weeks Federal Communications Commissioner Michael O’Rielly said that the systems to support operations …

While the final decision on the FTC vs. Qualcomm case is still pending from the last two months, the new developments have put the very premise of FTC’s case in …

More than 100,000 rural homes and businesses in 43 states will get a minimum of 25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload speeds, rather than 10 Mbps/1 Mbps speeds that …

Huawei exec discusses U.S. governmental relations, 5G future Q: Please tell me about your current role and what you enjoy most about your current job. A: I have worked at …

Sidewalk Labs has released a set of visual icons for smart cities to instruct citizens about the new technologies they are deploying. The point is to define and explain the …

Global 5G discussion marked by “confrontational” language With President Donald Trump recently entering the 5G global discourse and furthering the characterization of deployment as an international race, Nokia CEO Rajeev …

On April 16, the Wall Street Journal, citing “people familiar with the matter,” said U.S. Department of Justice officials are “unlikely” to approve a planned merger between T-Mobile US and …

U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said that he opposes a bid from Chinese carrier China Mobile to provide telecommunications services in the U.S. on national security grounds. The …

On April 10, 2019, Canada’s ISED announced the 600 MHz provisional auction results.  This was two years after the FCC announced the results for the US broadcast incentive auction which …

After 79 rounds, the Federal Communications Commission’s 24 GHz auction has raised nearly $1.989 billion in bids. Five rounds of bidding are being held each day at this point in …

FCC has auctioned 1,500 megahertz of millimeter wave spectrum for 5G Later today (April 12) President Donald Trump and Aji Pai, chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, will head …

Huawei SVP says the company should not be ‘singled out’ in the U.S. DENVER–Huawei, which has been locked out of the Tier 1 U.S. carrier market and is the ongoing …

As the 24 GHz auction closes out another week of bidding, the total bid amount has reached $1.828 billion after 49 rounds. The Federal Communications Commission bumped up the number …

The United States is tied with China for first place in 5G readiness, according to a new report from Analysys Mason, which credited policy makers’ decisions with helping the U.S. …

Establishing Z-axis location information has been an ongoing part of an effort by the Federal Communications Commission to improve the location data available to first responders when a wireless user …

The bids for 24 GHz spectrum continue to go up, with $1.63 billion in bids garnered through the first 32 rounds of bidding. Another three rounds will be held to …

The Federal Trade Commission has won court settlements that will shut down four robocalling operations that were responsible for billions of illegal robocalls, the agency said. Under court orders issued …