BROWSING: Policy

Pompeo: Countries that use Huawei equipment risk their relationships with the US

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says use of Huawei's equipment in critical networks poses a "real risk" U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that countries which use Huawei's technology in their critical networks will be risking their partnerships with the United States, both in...

Tech-savvy Trump: 5G and 6G ‘so obviously’ the future

President calls for US leadership in 5G; hints at Huawei? President Donald Trump, who used a Samsung Galaxy s3 as late as 2017 and is known for having "the best words," apparently has strong opinions not only about burgeoning 5G cellular technology but also the...

The industry is picking sides as the FCC considers unlicensed use of 6 GHz band

AT&T and NAB against unlicensed use of 6 GHz; Qualcomm, Wi-Fi Alliance are for opening it up In October last year the U.S. Federal Communications Commission passed a notice of proposed rulemaking that considers opening up the 6 GHz band to unlicensed use. And, as...

‘Like a vampire at a blood bank’: Sprint/T-Mo merger comes under the skeptical eye of House committee

Members of the House's Subcommittee on Communications and Technology grilled T-Mobile US CEO John Legere and Sprint Chairman Marcelo Claure on everything from the commitment of a merged Sprint/T-Mo to the Lifeline program and covering rural America, to trying to discern what the long-term...

Trump enters US into global AI arms-race with detail-light federal investment plan

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to commit certain federal government resources to the research and development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, tools, and services. Trump stopped short of putting a financial value on the investment; instead, he promised wider availability of...

Report: Trump could sign executive order targeting Chinese vendors this week

The Trump administration has an executive order in the works that would ban the use of equipment from Chinese vendors in U.S. telecom networks, according to published reports. It could be signed as soon as this week. Politico cited three anonymous sources, including one "close...

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...

T-Mobile US CEO tells FCC Chairman a merger with Sprint won’t lead to a rate hike

If the proposed merger isn't anticompetitive, why make that promise, analyst wonders After the $26 billion proposed merger between T-Mobile US and Sprint was stalled due to the government shutdown, T-Mo CEO John Legere, who has been tapped to lead the combined company--the New T-Mobile--assured...

Report: Opening 400 megahertz of midband spectrum for 5G would add $274B to US economy

CTIA says U.S. lags in making mid-band spectrum available As the U.S. Senate prepares for a hearing on 5G, CTIA has released new analysis which estimates that making another 400 megahertz of mid-band spectrum available for 5G services would add $274 billion to the U.S....

FCC’s 24 GHz auction to start March 14

Auction 102 will put nearly 3,000 24 GHz licenses up for grabs On the heels of the conclusion of its first millimeter wave spectrum auction that raised $702 million, the Federal Communications Commission is forging ahead with another mmWave auction: this time, at 24 GHz. Bidding...

Qualcomm vs. FTC arguments have wrapped

Lawyers for Qualcomm and the Federal Trade Commission, after weeks of arguments, have both rested their cases in a trial that could very well inform technological innovation, and America's role in that innovation, for years to come. The key issue in the case is the...

House committee investigates FCC over 5G infrastructure order

House committee probes whether FCC representatives urged carriers to game the legal system in support of recent infrastructure order The House Energy and Commerce committee has asked the Federal Communications Commission to produce communications records between FCC employees and network operators related to the commission's...

Arm, AT&T, Ericsson, HPE et al  join new Linux group to bring order to edge IoT chaos

The Linux Foundation has started a new umbrella organisation, LF Edge, to establish an open, interoperable framework for edge computing that is independent of hardware, silicon, cloud, or operating system. The launch “changes the IoT and edge computing landscape,” it said in a press note....

Auction 101 wraps up, raising $702 million

The Federal Communications Commission's auction of millimeter wave spectrum at 28 GHz has concluded after 176 rounds, having raised nearly $702.6 million in provisionally winning bids. According to the FCC, the identities of winning bidders will not be made public until after the end of...

“A green earth and blue ocean is a growth generator,” Japanese PM tells Davos

Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe told the World Economic Forum in Davos this week his country has been revitalised by recent economic policy, and will exploit data to create a fairer future, as part of a Society 5.0. “Japanese defeatism is defeated,” he said. The...

Spectrum strategies for 5G: 2019 update (Analyst Angle)

Much of the activity on 5G spectrum in the US to date has focused on millimeter (mmWave) spectrum, but it is not clear that mmWave spectrum will be suitable for mobile 5G network deployment in the near to mid-term future. High-band spectrum offers higher...

Ericsson exec says countries need a national CTO to guide policy decisions

A national CTO should focus on digital inclusion As technologies like 5G, the internet of things, data analytics, and the like are increasingly incorporated into city-, state- and national-level strategic thinking, there are tandem increases in the disconnect between adoption and policy. Some major cities are...

World Economic Forum’s new Industry 4.0 policy bureau puts focus on AI, blockchain

Membership of the World Economic Forum’s fledgling Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Network (Centre Network) has swelled to over 100, with five nations and a number of international organisations joining the fray. They will help design policies for technologies including artificial intelligence (AI) and...

Debating the future of the 2.5 GHz EBS spectrum

Federal Communications Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel continued her backing of an incentive auction for Educational Broadband Service licenses at 2.5 GHz at a forum in Washington, D.C., framing it as a compromise option to "honor" the intent for educational use in the band while avoiding...

Deloitte examines if companies are ready for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Study finds executives appreciate the benefits the Fourth Industrial Revolution will bring but many lack a clear strategy Political and corporate leaders gathered in Davos, Switzerland, this week for the World Economic Forum are examining the far-reaching impacts the Fourth Industrial Revolution will create in...

FTC vs. Qualcomm: Is this what the war on innovation looks like? (Analyst Angle)

The ongoing saga between FTC and Qualcomm It is unbelievable when one of the world’s richest companies complains that it is an undue burden to pay for the innovations that power its high margin products. But it sure looks like a well-orchestrated war on innovation...

FCC’s 5G order withstands initial legal challenge

The FCC order took effect on Jan. 14 Last year the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, with an eye on supporting domestic 5G deployment rollouts, passed an order superseding city-level controls associated with siting wireless infrastructure. The order kicked in on Jan. 14 following a Jan....

Snow suspends Auction 101 bidding

Snowy weather in the Washington, D.C. area has led the Federal Communications Commission to suspend today's scheduled bidding in its millimeter wave auction. The auction, which has been proceeding despite the partial government shutdown, had been slated to move into its third stage today, with...

AT&T strikes deal with Toyota, walks the line on crunch C-V2X / DSRC debate

AT&T has slipped out a minor announcement about LTE connectivity on latest-model Toyota and Lexus cars and trucks in the US, starting from the fall, just as the technology and automotive markets appeared in a newly climactic embrace ahead of the 2019 Consumer Electronics...