Dish's Dave Mayo spoke at CTIA's 5G Summit this week
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Dish Wireless has until June 30th to build out its 5G network to cover 70% of the U.S. population, with the deadline coming a year after the company had to meet a 20% coverage...
The FCC will not authorize two-way, high-powered terrestrial mobile use on the 12.2-12.7 GHz band
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 4-0 this week to preserve parts of the 12 GHz spectrum band for advanced satellite services. The decision means that the Commission will not...
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The refrain came again and again over the course of the afternoon, from carriers, network equipment makers and other industry players: Spectrum is the lifeblood of wireless, and the future of the telecommunications, the technological leadership of the United States, and the country's...
The Federal Communications Commission has unanimously approved new rules in place that govern how space-based systems coordinate and share spectrum, in an attempt to balance early-mover system protections while enabling newer players to have spectrum access.
The changes mark the first work coming out of...
An accidental emergency alert sent to Florida residents' cell phones at 4:45 a.m. on Thursday prompted a public outcry, a contract cancellation by the state and an inquiry from the Federal Communications Commission.
According to a tweet by the Florida Division of Emergency Management,...
In April 2020, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) officially opened up the 6 GHz band for unlicensed Wi-Fi use, resulting in the introduction of Wi-Fi 6E, and in turn, faster speeds and increased capacity. To mark the three-year anniversary of 6 GHz Wi-Fi,...
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...
Ray touts VoNR coverage, 4 CA data call
T-Mobile US has already "effectively achieved" its network-related commitments made to the Federal Communications Commission as part of the conditions on its merger with Sprint, says the carrier's President of Technology Neville Ray.
In a video posted...
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...
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...
Rosenworcel envisions a seamless 'Single Network Future'
With interest in integration of satellite and terrestrial networks on the rise in order to provide ubiquitous coverage, the Federal Communications Commission has proposed a new regulatory framework meant to support collaborations between satellite and wireless terrestrial network...
'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...
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...
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...
ZTE said its 5G new radio (NR) gNodeB product has complied with the security requirements of Germany
Chinese vendor ZTE said its 5G New Radio (NR) gNodeB product has been approved under Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI)’s NESAS (network equipment security assurance scheme)...
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...
The Federal Communications Commission has warned two additional voice service providers not to carry illegal robocall traffic, the latest move in its ongoing efforts to crack down on unwanted spam and scam calls.
The agency said that it sent warning letters to SIPphony of...
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Huawei also expects to keep R&D investment at a high level in 2023
Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies estimated that its 2022 revenues remained flat compared to the previous year, despite continued sanctions by the U.S. government.
"U.S. restrictions are now our new normal, and we're back...
The Senate has released a $1.7 trillion fiscal year 2023 omnibus appropriations bill, but it does not include long-term auction authority reauthorization for the Federal Communications Commission.
Instead, the bill, which will fund the federal government for the coming year, gives the FCC an additional...
Twenty twenty-two was a year of tangible improvement when it came to robocalls. There were two main factors responsible for this decrease. First, Tier-1 carriers continued to progress with their STIR/SHAKEN implementations, which allowed for more visibility into bad actors’ tactics. Second, with an...
Failure to fund the FCC rip-and-replace program fully will lead to service shutdowns: Letter to Congress
The Competitive Carriers Association and seven other organizations are calling upon Congress to fully fund the costs associated with removing and replacing the equipment from foreign vendors which has...
Spirent Communications is launching what it calls the first high-accuracy orbital modeling software specifically developed for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite simulation.
Spirent worked with Swiss company SpacePNT, which specializes in spaceborne receivers and positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) technology, to develop the new SimORBIT...
The midband spectrum is mostly available in rural areas
The Federal Communications Commission has officially granted the first batch of recently auctioned 2.5 GHz overlay licenses, from an auction which was dominated by T-Mobile US.
T-Mobile US was already the dominant license and lease-holder in...
