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Airgain targets launch of new HPUE antenna platform for FirstNet by the end of year

Antenna manufacturer Airgain expects that its AirgainConnect antenna—designed to enhance wireless signals in many frequencies, including the 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum licensed to the FirstNet Authority—will be commercially available during the fourth quarter of this year, company officials indicated last week. AirgainConnect is an antenna platform that delivers about 60% more power to a […]

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Verizon keeps snapping up spectrum and small carriers

Verizon’s thirst for spectrum appears unquenchable. After all, the operator is widely expected to dominate both the ongoing CBRS spectrum auction and the upcoming C-band spectrum auction. Further, Verizon has also been purchasing spectrum licenses around the country on the so-called “secondary market,” directly from the companies that own the licenses. In the past six months, Verizon has […]

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L3Harris: James Potter highlights benefits of company’s MCA partner program

James Potter, senior manager of strategic partnerships at L3Harris, outlines progress within the company’s Mission Critical Alliance (MCA) program, which has expanded from 11 partners to 17 partners during its first year, including FirstNet, Built by AT&T. As part of the MCA’s first anniversary, L3Harris will conduct an online roundtable, during which partners will […]

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Are telcos and cloud providers destined to be frenemies?

Telcos and cloud providers are both customers and competitors. The move to 5G commercialization and private networks could deepen all sides of these complicated relationships. As I was brushing up on what has transpired in the industry during my year away, I was struck by the number of announcements regarding alliances between Tier 1 CSPs […]

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New alliance calls for allocation of public-safety 4.9 GHz spectrum to FirstNet Authority

Public safety should retain control of its 50 MHz of 4.9 GHz spectrum—airwaves that the FCC is considering for at least some commercial use—through an allocation to the FirstNet Authority, according to the newly formed Public Safety Spectrum Alliance (PSSA). “We’re concerned that public safety is going to lose spectrum that we might need,” Jeff […]

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Florida selects firm to plan statewide communications system, hopes for 2021 procurement

State of Florida officials hope to begin the procurement process for an upgraded Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS) by the middle of 2021, according to sources associated with the state’s Department of Management Services (DMS). Virginia-based consulting firm Federal Engineering has been selected to lead the planning for the upcoming SLERS procurement, which is […]

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Verizon: Bill Bratton talks about Advisory Council, upcoming Virtual Town Hall

Bill Bratton, who has led police departments in New York, Boston and Los Angeles during a career that spanned five decades, discusses the impact that technological evolution has had on public-safety communications and operations. Currently the executive chairman of Teneo Risk Holdings, Bratton also chairs Verizon’s First Responder Advisory Council (VFRAC), which was established […]

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Huawei customer working on AT&T’s FirstNet buildout

AT&T confirmed to Light Reading it selected Union Wireless to build FirstNet services for public-safety users across rural Wyoming. “Union will help build out additional LTE coverage across rural communities, adding Band 14 spectrum and AT&T commercial LTE spectrum bands to cellular sites,” an AT&T spokesperson wrote in response to questions on the topic. Union […]

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Horowitz cites FirstNet adoption during COVID-19 pandemic, expects momentum to continue

Public-safety entities are increasingly willing to adopt the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) being built by AT&T—particularly as first responders recognize its value during the COVID-19 pandemic, FirstNet Authority board Chairman Ed Horowitz said this week. Horowitz said he believes FirstNet reached its “tipping point” last December, when AT&T reported more than 1 million FirstNet […]

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Six big questions about the FCC’s $9 billion fund for rural 5G

The FCC wants to dole out $9 billion to finance the construction of 5G networks in rural areas of the US. Naturally, the devil is in the details. Should the agency require participants in the program to build speedy 5G networks, or are slower networks OK too? Should satellite providers be allowed to receive money from the […]

Long Term Evolution (LTE)

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Airgain targets launch of new HPUE antenna platform for FirstNet by the end of year

Partner content

Verizon keeps snapping up spectrum and small carriers

Audio

L3Harris: James Potter highlights benefits of company’s MCA partner program

News

Are telcos and cloud providers destined to be frenemies?

News

New alliance calls for allocation of public-safety 4.9 GHz spectrum to FirstNet Authority

News

Florida selects firm to plan statewide communications system, hopes for 2021 procurement

Audio

Verizon: Bill Bratton talks about Advisory Council, upcoming Virtual Town Hall

Partner content

Huawei customer working on AT&T’s FirstNet buildout

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Horowitz cites FirstNet adoption during COVID-19 pandemic, expects momentum to continue

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Six big questions about the FCC’s $9 billion fund for rural 5G

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How satellite communications create a critical connectivity link for first responders

As communities grapple with budget shortfalls, how will online and digital taxation change?

U.S. sets up new open RAN group amid telecom slugfest with China

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