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Five takeaways from the House FCC oversight hearing

The House Energy & Commerce Committee held an FCC oversight hearing on Thursday, with a “Biden broadband takeover” theme, focusing largely on Republican concerns with the FCC’s efforts to reinstate Title II and enact digital discrimination rules. The hearing also covered the FCC’s lapsed spectrum authority and the Biden administration’s spectrum policy, as well as funding shortfalls […]

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Sorond named NextNav’s CEO to pursue location services, 5G

Mariam Sorond, a wireless executive who previously worked at companies including VMware, CableLabs and Dish Network, will take over the CEO role at NextNav, the company announced. “Having devoted my career to advancing and commercializing innovation in technology, I am thrilled to continue this journey at the helm of NextNav,” Sorond said in a release. “I […]

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New coalition opposes PSSA proposal for FCC to award 4.9 GHz license to the FirstNet Authority

A new coalition of public-safety, critical-infrastructure-industry (CII) and telecom entities today announced its launch, as well as its support of local control of 4.9 GHz spectrum—a position that opposes a proposal that would license the mid-band spectrum to FirstNet Authority throughout the nation. Known as the Coalition for Emergency Response and Critical Infrastructure (CERCI), the […]

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

The inaugural Disaster Management Symposium was conducted Nov. 8, when consecutive hour-long webinars featured expert panelists exploring various aspects of the three main phases of a disaster for public safety and governments: planning, response and recovery. This virtual symposium was a joint effort of IWCE’s Urgent Communications, IWCE and American City & County. If you […]

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Biden administration unveils National Spectrum Strategy, but future of lower 3 GHz remains unclear

U.S. officials yesterday expressed hope that spectrum in the critical 3.1-3.45 GHz band could be auctioned in the future under certain conditions, but the timeline for such bidding and specifics for the conditions were not unveiled as the Biden administration yesterday released its “National Spectrum Strategy” document. Labeled as “a high-level policy statement,” the 26-page […]

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Five takeaways from Biden’s new national spectrum strategy

The Biden administration today released its national spectrum strategy, which identifies 2,786MHz of spectrum across five bands for new uses, including 5G and 6G. It also sets up a process for releasing additional spectrum, developing new spectrum management techniques and preventing interference. Specifically, the report points to spectrum in bands including the lower 3GHz band, the 7GHz […]

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Qualcomm backs out of Iridium phone-to-satellite deal

Qualcomm said it didn’t find any smartphone makers interested in adding technology to their phones to connect to Iridium’s satellites. According to CNBC, Qualcomm said in a statement that its smartphone customers have “indicated a preference towards standards-based solutions” for satellite-to-phone connections. Qualcomm’s customers include most of the world’s major smartphone makers. “We expect to […]

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Momentum for ‘rip and replace’ funding grows as bipartisan bill introduced in House

Support for near-term funding to rid U.S. networks of equipment from China-based vendors like Huawei and ZTE continued to increase this week, with bipartisan legislation introduced in the House and a coalition of telecom trade associations emphasizing the need for more than $3 billion to fulfill the mandate from Capitol Hill. Sponsored by Rep. Ashley […]

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6G Summit brings unusual plea from carriers: Slow your roll

NEW YORK – BROOKLYN 6G SUMMIT – On the first day of a conference meant to serve up 6G’s possibilities, cold water followed a coffee break. “We’re getting a little bit worn out with the economics of the industry,” AT&T technology EVP Chris Sambar said in a keynote last week at the Brooklyn 6G Summit. […]

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AT&T, Dish, T-Mobile bicker over limits on spectrum ownership

Some of the nation’s biggest 5G network operators agree that there should be limits on the amount of spectrum any one player can accumulate. But they differ dramatically on the details. “The commission’s current spectrum holdings policies and rules are unquestionably out of date and in need of reform,” wrote T-Mobile in a recent filing to […]

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Five takeaways from the House FCC oversight hearing

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Sorond named NextNav’s CEO to pursue location services, 5G

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New coalition opposes PSSA proposal for FCC to award 4.9 GHz license to the FirstNet Authority

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

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Biden administration unveils National Spectrum Strategy, but future of lower 3 GHz remains unclear

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Five takeaways from Biden’s new national spectrum strategy

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Qualcomm backs out of Iridium phone-to-satellite deal

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Momentum for ‘rip and replace’ funding grows as bipartisan bill introduced in House

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6G Summit brings unusual plea from carriers: Slow your roll

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AT&T, Dish, T-Mobile bicker over limits on spectrum ownership

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Land mobile radio (LMR) systems are just as vulnerable to cyberattacks as any other networks used in the public-safety sector. Here’s what to do about it.

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