NTIA request for comment focuses on guardrails for AI
The Biden administration is seeking public comment on developing "AI audits" for artificial intelligence, amid increasing concern about the role of artificial intelligence as more sophisticated AI engines are becoming publicly available.
The "AI accountability" request...
FCC's International Bureau will split into a Space Bureau and Office of International Affairs
The Federal Communications Commission will officially launch its Space Bureau tomorrow, reflecting the agency's reorganization to deal with increased interest in satellite-based communications.
Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel proposed the reorganization late last year...
The battle for market share for satellite connectivity, delivered by non-terrestrial networks (NTNs), is well underway, with satellite companies, telcos and handset vendors all vying for a position in this rapidly growing market. We’ve already seen pioneering moves from a number of high-profile names,...
The Universal Service Fund has survived a challenge to its constitutionality, with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruling that the Federal Communications Commission has the authority to operate the USF and that its current framework for management of the...
One of the constant wireless industry topics of conversation is spectrum: Who is buying what, who is using what, the technical pros and cons of different bands—and how to get more of it in commercial use.
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has put...
Carriers are required to block SMS that are "highly likely to be illegal"
The Federal Communications Commission has now officially passed rules to require telecommunications operators to block suspicious text messages, calling scam and spam SMS "an increasingly pervasive consumer threat."
The FCC said...
Joseph Wassel is a longtime DoD executive technologist with a focus on communications
A Department of Defense senior executive who founded and chaired DoD's global working group on public safety communications has been named as the new executive director/CEO of the FirstNet Authority.
Joseph Wassel...
'The FCC deadlock ... will remain so for a long time,' Sohn said in withdrawal letter
President Joe Biden's nominee to fill the fifth seat on the Federal Communications Commission, Gigi Sohn, has withdrawn from consideration for the seat as a result of the bitter...
The ban could include components already built into networks, said German media
According to a German interior ministry paper obtained by Reuters, the country is considering a ban on certain 5G components made by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE. German media further stated that this...
The White House is pondering more extensive U.S. limitations on the sale of chips and chip-making equipment to Chinese companies, and those could have substantial impacts on Nvidia's ability to sell to Huawei and a lesser impact on Qualcomm, according to press reports on...
Rampant malicious activity in cyberspace hurts individuals, companies, and government agencies, while threatening US national security. The expected release of a new National Cybersecurity Strategy by the Biden Administration is an occasion for us to learn lessons from past efforts to reduce cyber risk,...
New GSMA report looks at how many people have access to mobile broadband but do not use it
BARCELONA—You've heard of the digital divide, but how about the "usage gap"? In a new report from GSMA Intelligence, the usage gap in mobile internet refers to...
Scammy texts are on the rise, and the FCC wants operators to block the ones most likely to be fraudulent
The Federal Communications Commission is considering new rules that would obligate service providers to block texts that are likely to be scams or spam.
FCC...
Extending broadband access has to be the baseline effort to close the digital divide in whatever form it takes, so that the most basic question of, “Is broadband internet service available?” can be answered with a “yes.”
The funding that is pouring into broadband by...
Connecting all Americans needs different solutions in urban vs. rural settings
There is a persistent and well-known gap between rural and urban populations in terms of their internet usage. But when you look at sheer numbers, the number of unconnected urban/metro-area users is far larger...
Show me the money: The biggest broadband investment cycle ever
Broadband funding is, by and large, one of the few issues with reliable, bipartisan support. It has become an increasingly high priority, as evidenced by the more than $100 billion in federal, state and local...
The most obvious definition of the "digital divide" is a binary one: Either you have internet access, or you don't.
But that simplistic approach doesn't capture the nuances of why an individual or household doesn't have internet access, and whether availability is their only...
The past three years have placed unprecedented demands on fixed and mobile broadband networks and underscored broadband as a necessity: A "seismic shift in broadband from being access to entertainment to becoming mission critical for work-from-home, online education, remote healthcare, economic development, and overall...
The first plenary session at IoT Solutions World Congress (IOTSWC) in Barcelona last week saw an address by the European Commission about Industry 5.0. Say what? Industry 5.0? What about Industry 4.0? Are we done with that already? Are we finished with this process...
Zurich-based venture capital group Momenta has launched a $100 million target fund for ‘Industry 5.0’ tech – basically, for startups pushing Industry 4.0 with-a-conscience. The new fund is backed by the European Commission, which told IoT Solutions World Congress (IOTSWC) in Barcelona, where the...
The Federal Communications Commission says that it is working to shut down network access for robocalls coming from a Florida realty group that is being sued by three state attorneys general for deceptive business practices.
The U.S. regulatory agency has asked voice service provider...
Norway has opened up 400 MHz of prime mid-band spectrum, at 3.8-4.2 GHz, for enterprises to deploy local-area private 5G networks. Following pilots last year, the Norwegian Communications Authority (Nkom) is now offering four different-sized tranches of the 3.8-4.2 GHz band on 10-year deals....
A quick excerpt from a panel session at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, courtesy of José María Álvarez-Pallete, chairman and chief executive at Telefónica, who directly and powerfully addressed the elephant in the elite Alpine conference rooms: that unfettered digital change...
Rosenworcel points to ITU presidency as evidence of importance of the vision of free-market democracies in tech
5G and other advanced technologies can be used to support and promote free markets, democracy and innovation, or exploited for "social control and information operations" by authoritarian governments—so...
