A panel discussion highlighted LTE-U, VoLTE and small cells as technology challenges
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Technology challenges took center stage for the final keynote and panel session at this year’s Competitive Carriers Association Annual Convention, with a handful of technology executives from telecom operators...
Predictions for the spectrum auction haul top $80B, though process could take 9 months
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Federal Communications Commission’s planned 600 MHz incentive auction may not have been the focus of all of the events at this week’s Competitive Carriers Association Annual...
CCA panel suggests rural operators begin investigating moves to SDN and NFV
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Software-based network transformations are growing throughout the telecom space, with a number of larger operators already moving forward with plans to install platforms based on software-defined networking and network...
T-Mobile US, CCA members expect little impact from Sprint’s decision to forgo 600 MHz incentive auction
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Sprint’s recent decision to sit out the upcoming 600 MHz incentive auction did not appear to surprise nor alter how many operators are preparing for...
CCA CEO Steve Berry discusses final challenges ahead of 600 MHz incentive auction
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The speaker and topic lineup for this week’s Competitive Carriers Association Annual Convention showed a strong leaning toward regulatory challenges facing the trade association and its members. CCA...
Two words are sure to dominate the upcoming Competitive Carriers Association Annual Convention: spectrum and auction.
Several of the event’s scheduled keynote addresses and seminars are centered on topics related to spectrum challenges facing CCA’s members as well as the planned 600 MHz incentive...
WASHINGTON – The Competitive Carriers Association, which represents the smaller and rural American carriers as well as counts Sprint and T-Mobile US among its members, has been lobbying the Federal Communications Commission in regard to the 600 megahertz auction since it was first announced. Now the CCA...
T-Mobile US and the Competitive Carriers Association are coming out in opposition to AT&T’s attempted acquisition of two lower 700 MHz B-Block licenses. AT&T said the deal is “wholly uncontroversial,” but CCA and T-Mobile US argue the move does not have the public’s best interest in mind.
“These...
Analyst: Intent of program isn’t possible given current wireless sector environment
Do regulations have a shelf life? In general, yes, as the things they were meant to regulate evolve and change over time, the rules lose applicability. The telecom space is no exception. Over the...
T-Mobile US move could bolster carrier’s rural coverage, expand LTE opportunities for rural operators
T-Mobile US expanded its presence at the Competitive Carriers Association with the nation’s No. 3 operator joining CCA’s Data Services Hub.
CCA said T-Mobile US joins more than a dozen rural and...
Federal regulators have fined operators $40M for outages in last four months
WASHINGTON – Tom Wheeler, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, is not happy with the progress toward deploying America’s next-generation 911 system.
In a speech to the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials conference last...
There are two important wireless industry conventions coming up. One is CTIA Super Mobility 2015. The other is the 2015 CCA Annual Convention. The Competitive Carriers Association is not as well known by many in the industry, but it should be. Both are important....
Find out how much the CEOs of telecom lobbying groups like CTIA earn
WASHINGTON – The publicly released 2013 tax filings for some of the nation’s biggest telecom lobbying groups detail high-end executive salaries and impressive revenue.
Leading the pack was the National Cable & Telecommunications...
CCA's Steve Berry discusses competition in the wireless market, rules for the upcoming FCC auction and the duopolistiic nature of the space
WASHINGTON – The Competitive Carriers Association, a Washington, D.C.-based trade association, advocates for wireless regional and independent providers outside of the two largest...
Cyber threats, secret intrusions and very public data breaches are now part of everyday threats, and the types and vectors of threats are bewildering. In addition to cyber criminals, carriers have to be worried about regulatory threats and enforcement actions. And the number of...
WASHINGTON – In a tongue-in-check effort to highlight a perceived lack of competition in the broadband space, a group of telecom companies and trade groups launched a faux pharmaceutical campaign for Competify.
The campaign, which included a full-page ad in The New York Times, notes...
Federal subsidy expansion gets FCC nod to include rural broadband Internet for low-income Americans
WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission appears set to go ahead with plans to offer $1.7 billion in subsidies to connect poor Americans to the Internet.
On June 18, the FCC voted...
The Competitive Carriers Association’s upcoming Global Expo event, like many of CCA’s past events, will surely not lack for topics.
Since CCA’s last event in September, the mobile telecom space has witnessed a record-breaking spectrum auction, postponement of the highly anticipated 600 MHz incentive auction...
CCA to rebrand annual event to focus on new business opportunities for mobile carriers
The Competitive Carriers Association is looking to infuse a new focus into one of its annual trade shows, announcing plans for a mobile carrier-focused event beginning next year.
The trade association said...
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For the first time this year, the two major annual trade shows organized by the Competitive Carriers Association and CTIA...
LAS VEGAS — Following up on a conversation he had earlier in the day with Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler, Competitive Carriers Association CEO and President Steve Berry talked with RCR Wireless News about how he felt Wheeler’s comments addressed concerns from CCA...
LAS VEGAS — Like the pair of telecom policy veterans that they are, Competitive Carriers Association CEO and President Steve Berry and current Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler had a good-natured debate during a “fireside” chat that included a good amount of insider...
RCR Wireless News conducted a five question interview with George Reed, SVP, Solutions and Marketing at Huawei Technologies USA in preparation for the company’s appearance at both CTIA’s Super Mobility Week and CCA’s Annual Convention in Las Vegas. During the interview, George also provided...
