In the test and measurement space this week, vendors are gearing up for the CTIA show and highlighting new wares focused on LTE-Advanced and "5G."
- Anritsu launched new support for fading in LTE-A scenarios and support for 4x4 and 8x2 multiple-input/multiple-output technology, additional test...
As 600 MHz auction approaches, FCC continues to clarify rules and procedures
WASHINGTON – Ahead of the 2016 incentive auction, wireless trade association CTIA said it wants the Federal Communications Commission to hold multiple mock auctions as a means to “test the underlying software and...
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....
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Verizon takes aim...
CTIA has a well-respected device testing and certification program, with 110 certified labs around the world – of which 75 are authorized to perform its over-the-air testing for device performance. The industry group has been developing OTA test plans since 2001 for devices with...
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...
Once again I would like to thank CTIA for inviting me to be a judge in its 2015 CTIA Awards. There are so many companies – large, small, new and old – with so many innovative ideas. This year's entries are exciting in their...
President Obama: 'If we don’t get these young people the access to what they need to achieve their potential, then it’s our loss; it’s not just their loss'
President Barak Obama joined the growing chorus of lawmakers who want it to be easier and cheaper...
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...
WASHINGTON – A new poll by research group Gallup indicates that most Americans keep their smartphone with them every second of their life.
According to the poll, which included 16,000 people across all 50 states, 81% said they kept their smartphone with them at all...
Lobbying groups say, 'feed the beast,' as rules, reserve being set for spectrum auction
WASHINGTON – As the wrangling over rules for the upcoming spectrum auction continues, most stakeholders agree on the acute need for more spectrum, but not on how federal regulators should divvy...
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...
Goal of wireless legislation is to reallocate federal spectrum for commercial uses
WASHINGTON – On June 18, a group of Republican senators reintroduced the Wireless Innovation Act, which is meant to reallocate federally held wireless spectrum to push innovation.
Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Kelly Ayotte...
Wireless service tax cut to slice 1.73% off cellphone bills
Florida’s wireless customers are set to see a tax break on future bills as the state’s Legislature this week passed a $400 million tax plan that includes a stipulation that will see wireless phone bills...
Lawyer: Berkeley ordinance violates the First Amendment
WASHINGTON – A major telecom lobbying group has filed suit to strike down a Berkeley, Calif., city ordinance that requires retailers to warn customers about dangers associated with RF radiation.
Berkeley city officials passed the so-called Right to Know...
BOULDER, Colo. – Spectrum sharing were the buzzwords of the week as a bevy of federal agencies came together at the National Institute of Standards and Technology to discuss the topic with industry and academia. Google was one of the companies on-hand that shared how it is...
Licensed spectrum is worth $500 billion, according to CTIA
WASHINGTON – In a new report, the lobbying group Cellular Telephone Industries Association found that licensed broadband spectrum is a foundational asset that supports the multifaceted economic machinations.
Titled Mobile Broadband Spectrum a Vital Resource For the...
WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission’s decision to kill petitions against its open Internet order was met with praise from supporters and silence from groups that challenged the reclassification of the Internet as a public utility.
Pantelis Michalopoulos, who heads the Telecom, Internet and Media...
Licensed spectrum is a $500B resource
WASHINGTON – A senior telecommunications lobbyist, talking about the need for public policy opening up more broadband spectrum, boiled the situation down: “We have to keep feeding the beast.”
That’s from Tom Power, general counsel and SVP of the Cellular Telephone...
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
Ericsson, Nortel slash...
Spectrum auctions, net neutrality and show expansion
ATLANTA – RCR Wireless News caught up with Competitive Carriers Association President and CEO Steve Berry on the show floor of this week’s Global Expo event in Atlanta. Berry touched on a number of topics impacting the organization...
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...
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
Wheeler got $500,000...
The Federal Communications Commission’s ambitious plan to auction off 600 MHz spectrum licenses returned by broadcasters has been pushed until at least 2016. The FCC was looking to hold the auction proceeding in mid-2015.
In a blog post, Gary Epstein, chair of the FCC’s Incentive...
