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Return on 5G infrastructure investment remains a puzzle

Despite the initial optimism surrounding 5G, achieving return on investment on the technology remains uncertain for telecommunications operators. As a result, the prospect that t5G connectivity will spur a flurry of novel IoT applications will almost certainly be delayed. While deployments are steadily increasing, so are telcos’ costs. Although increasing cellular traffic underscores the need for […]

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AT&T CEO warns of ‘downward proclivity’ in network spending

AT&T promised that it would offer lowband 5G nationwide this summer – the operator said it has already expanded the offering to cover 120 million people in 190 markets – but executives warned that the operator’s network spending could slow due to the pandemic. AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said Wednesday during his company’s quarterly conference […]

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FCC plans vote on Anterix proposal for 900 MHz private LTE for utilities, enterprises

FCC commissioners next month are expected to approve rules that would let Anterix transition its narrowband LMR spectrum in the 900 MHz band to a contiguous block of private LTE airwaves designed to support mission-critical broadband applications for utilities and other enterprises. For Anterix—known as pdvWireless until the company changed its name last June—the FCC […]

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California fire district leveraging FirstNet, BeOn PTT from L3Harris to save significant LMR costs

One rural California fire district plans to lower its future LMR capital costs about 60% by supplementing its VHF radio system with BeOn push-to-talk service from L3Harris delivered over FirstNet as part of a local public-private partnership that includes sharing tower sites, according to the fire chief spearheading the plan. Frank Frievalt, fire chief of […]

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Will 5G buildout slow or accelerate in the COVID-19 era?

While COVID-19 has ground the economy to a halt in many corners of the U.S., the picture for 5G buildout could flourish long term, with caveats, say industry watchers. 5G may take a hit in the short and medium term given spread of COVID-19 globally and resulting supply chain disruption, 5G hardware delays and general effects of […]

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Treating our diseased economy locally during COVID-19 pandemic

On March 27, President Donald Trump signed the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act into law as the rest of the country feverishly tried to weather the coronavirus pandemic. The CARES Act establishes the Coronavirus Relief Fund, which gives states, tribal governments and local governments $150 billion to help cover any unbudgeted […]

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Utility giant Ameren moving forward with private LTE network

For the past two years, utility provider Ameren has been testing a private LTE network with equipment from Nokia and CommScope and spectrum from AT&T and Anterix. Now company officials are increasingly hinting that Ameren is preparing to shift from the testing phase to the deployment phase. “Ameren envisions a future where broadband plays a […]

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Ericsson shows unease as coronavirus crisis continues

Two weeks into the second quarter and Ericsson has started to pepper its investor updates with vaguely unsettling words like “implication” and “mitigation.” Due to publish its first-quarter results next week, the Swedish equipment maker has clung to short-term guidance of “limited to no impact on customers” from COVID-19. Beyond the March-ending period, the outlook […]

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5G promises much but can’t answer all autonomous-vehicle (AV) questions

The connected, 5G future has many promises that come with big demands. As the next generation in mobile connectivity it offers the capability to process terabytes of data per hour, enable faster over-the-air updates and some proponents of the technology say they can achieve this with near-zero latency. Yet the question remains can they? Let’s […]

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Pryme: Dave George discusses new accessories, industry trends

Pryme CEO Dave George outlines his company’s new products such as Bluetooth accessories and provides his perspective on industry direction, including which use cases are proving most popular for push-to-talk-over-cellular (PoC) deployments.

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Return on 5G infrastructure investment remains a puzzle

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AT&T CEO warns of ‘downward proclivity’ in network spending

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FCC plans vote on Anterix proposal for 900 MHz private LTE for utilities, enterprises

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California fire district leveraging FirstNet, BeOn PTT from L3Harris to save significant LMR costs

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Will 5G buildout slow or accelerate in the COVID-19 era?

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Treating our diseased economy locally during COVID-19 pandemic

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Utility giant Ameren moving forward with private LTE network

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Ericsson shows unease as coronavirus crisis continues

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5G promises much but can’t answer all autonomous-vehicle (AV) questions

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Pryme: Dave George discusses new accessories, industry trends

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September 3GPP Plenary: 6G officially begins, Release 19 on track

Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services

Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority?

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Check out key takeaways from Disaster Management Symposium webinars, register to view archives

Video: Opening of the Expo Hall on day three of IWCE 2023

Lynk CEO Charles Miller: The sky’s the limit

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