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Anterix inks $50 million deal with San Diego Gas & Electric to support 900 MHz private LTE system

Anterix this week announced a $50 million deal with San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) that will result in the utility becoming the license holder for 900 MHz broadband spectrum that will be used to support a private LTE network that will support smart-grid and wildfire-mitigation initiatives. For Anterix, the SDG&E contract is the company’s […]

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FCC initiates proceeding, strike force to halt 911 fee diversion

FCC commissioners took the first step in fulfilling a mandate from Congress by unanimously approving a proposed rules to help tackle the longstanding issue of states and other governmental entities diverting revenues from 911 fees to initiatives that are not related to the emergency-call workflow. In December, Congress passed the “Don’t Break Up the T-Band […]

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Enterprises prepare T-Band applications to alter systems after lengthy FCC freeze

Many business enterprises currently licensed to operate land-mobile-radio (LMR) networks on T-Band spectrum (470-512 MHz) are taking the first step this week toward making the first significant updates to their systems in almost nine years, when the FCC froze the band in anticipation of an auction that recently was scrapped. Mark Crosby, president and CEO […]

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Industry debates the art of the possible in 5G spectrum sharing

The US Department of Defense (DoD) released the responses to its September request for information (RFI) on how it might “lease” its spectrum and whether it should own and operate a domestic 5G network. Not surprisingly, most wireless industry players flatly rejected the notion of a “nationalized” 5G network – but some remained open to the possibility […]

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Bridging digital divide by fostering digital inclusion and economic recovery

If the pandemic has highlighted anything, it is that connectivity is synonymous with a lifeline and an opportunity. The level of connectivity an individual or a household has directly determines the quality of education and health care they receive. This also influences a person’s ability to establish and maintain a livelihood while also obtaining government […]

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Xcel Energy turns to Anterix, Motorola Solutions for initial 900 MHz LTE deployment

Xcel Energy will launch the initial deployment of private wireless broadband using 900 MHz spectrum licensed to Anterix and network equipment form Motorola Solutions, according to Anterix President and CEO Rob Schwartz. “Xcel is another big step for us, continuing the momentum from the Ameren announcement that we talked about last year,” Schwartz said during […]

How AT&T’s utility dreams crashed and burned

For almost four years, AT&T and Nokia worked diligently to sell private wireless LTE services to utility operators around the country. And for a while, the effort looked like it would be a smashing success. In 2019, AT&T reported it counted contracts with 15 different utility companies across 18 states in the US, with another […]

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Biden’s stance on Huawei, 5G and Section 230 still fuzzy

Officials in the Biden administration are beginning to offer hints about how they might move forward on a variety of hot topics, including Huawei and China, social media oversight and 5G. It’s still early days of course. And whatever officials say at the beginning of President Biden’s administration may have little bearing on what actually […]

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John Deere wants to feed the world using 5G, cloud computing

Moline, Illinois-based John Deere packs a lot of technology into its tractors. In fact, in some ways John Deere more closely resembles a tech company than it does an agriculture firm. The company hopes to use its expertise in both agriculture and technology to improve current farming practices and increase food production around the world. […]

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Verizon calls on industry to provide ‘true interoperability’ to first-responder community

Telecommunications giant Verizon announced that it is working to create a broad industry coalition that would address the longstanding public-safety communications issue of “true interoperability” between first-responder entities, according to a Verizon executive. Andres Irlando—a Verizon senior vice president and president of the carrier’s Public Sector and Verizon Connect unit—said the company “has been working […]

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Anterix inks $50 million deal with San Diego Gas & Electric to support 900 MHz private LTE system

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FCC initiates proceeding, strike force to halt 911 fee diversion

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Enterprises prepare T-Band applications to alter systems after lengthy FCC freeze

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Industry debates the art of the possible in 5G spectrum sharing

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Bridging digital divide by fostering digital inclusion and economic recovery

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Xcel Energy turns to Anterix, Motorola Solutions for initial 900 MHz LTE deployment

How AT&T’s utility dreams crashed and burned

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Biden’s stance on Huawei, 5G and Section 230 still fuzzy

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John Deere wants to feed the world using 5G, cloud computing

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Verizon calls on industry to provide ‘true interoperability’ to first-responder community

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