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T-Mobile is warehousing spectrum … and other specious arguments

T-Mobile bought almost 200 spectrum licenses in the 3.45GHz range at the beginning of this year, but it doesn’t plan to put those licenses into use until the end of 2023. The company spent almost $1 billion across several FCC millimeter wave spectrum auctions more than two years ago but still has no concrete plans to put that spectrum into widespread […]

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Preparing for BEAD broadband funding

Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, a once-in-a-generation $42.45-billion investment into high-speed internet access through the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program will be available to close the digital divide and provide a future-proof telecommunications network for the country. The challenge now is preparing at the local and state levels to ensure funds go to […]

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AT&T exec Sambar discusses tests with AST SpaceMobile, notes FirstNet implications

AT&T acknowledged its testing of AST SpaceMobile’s satellite-direct-to-phone technology and cited its potential impact in filling coverage gaps, particularly as an augmentation to the FirstNet terrestrial system designed for U.S. first responders. In a video that was released today, AT&T Network President Chris Sambar (pictured above) said AT&T “is really excited about the opportunity to […]

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German reliance on Huawei has grown in 5G era, report says

The history books might not be kind to Angela Merkel. During the roughly 16 years she spent as Germany’s chancellor, she was often hailed as a level-headed, compassionate and wise politician in an era of firebrands and opportunists. These days, she is the woman who allowed Germany to become gas-dependent on Russia and telecom-reliant on […]

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Operators’ 5G investments show no clear signs of paying off

Over the past few years, big wireless network operators all over the globe have spent billions of dollars building speedy 5G networks. But so far most have little to show for their efforts. And some analysts are beginning to worry that things are just going to get worse. “Absent any new way of using our […]

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UK Home Office seeks more Airwave measures against Motorola Solutions, including potential divestitures

United Kingdom (UK) Home Office officials support the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) preliminary decision to control pricing for Motorola Solutions’ nationwide Airwave TETRA network, but they also seek recovery of more than $600 million more and to expose the LMR vendor giant to potential divestiture requirements. These requests were communicated in the Home Office’s […]

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The 6G mess is getting out of hand

Journalists and analysts turn Nostradamus at this time of year, concocting predictions that have usually been forgotten by the time Mobile World Congress (MWC) spins around in February or March. Over the next few weeks, readers of the telecom trade press can expect to see a lot more about such familiar topics as 5G evolution […]

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Newscan: Mass power outage in North Carolina caused by gunfire, repairs could take days

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Mass power outage in North Carolina caused by gunfire, repairs could take days San Francisco supervisors bar police robots from using lethal force for now Utah unveils next-generation 911 system for improved emergency services Sinema switches to independent, shaking up the Senate Key cyber and tech provisions included—and […]

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Motorola Solutions to ‘exhaust’ legal options in UK over Airwave, if needed, CEO Brown says

Motorola Solutions CEO Greg Brown reiterated the company’s disagreement with a United Kingdom (UK) government watchdog’s provisional decision to implement significant price controls on the Airwave TETRA network, noting that Motorola Solutions is prepared to “exhaust” all legal appeals, if necessary. In October, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) released its provisional decision in its […]

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When to launch 5G network slicing

There are encouraging signs that operators will commercialize network slicing over the next two years, finds the new Heavy Reading 5G Network Slicing Operator Survey. The emphasis initially will be on enterprise services, such as secure, wide-area virtual private networks, but consumer services and fixed wireless access will also be in the mix. (The survey is […]

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T-Mobile is warehousing spectrum … and other specious arguments

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Preparing for BEAD broadband funding

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AT&T exec Sambar discusses tests with AST SpaceMobile, notes FirstNet implications

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German reliance on Huawei has grown in 5G era, report says

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Operators’ 5G investments show no clear signs of paying off

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UK Home Office seeks more Airwave measures against Motorola Solutions, including potential divestitures

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The 6G mess is getting out of hand

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Newscan: Mass power outage in North Carolina caused by gunfire, repairs could take days

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Motorola Solutions to ‘exhaust’ legal options in UK over Airwave, if needed, CEO Brown says

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When to launch 5G network slicing

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AT&T wireless growth keyed by FirstNet—now provides 24,000 agencies with 4.4 million connections dlvr.it/ShY5qH

Report: Remote work causing offices to empty, but walkable cities still in high demand dlvr.it/ShXM7Z

AT&T FirstNet unleashes robotic dogs for emergency services dlvr.it/ShW7p8

Federal agencies infested by cyberattackers via legit remote-management systems dlvr.it/ShVhn3

How 5G is making cities safer, smarter, and more efficient dlvr.it/ShVS1h

MCPTT interworking for critical communications dlvr.it/ShTm3P

Self-driving cars present terrorism risk, FBI director says dlvr.it/ShTTHx

UK Home Office officially will cut ESN ties with Motorola Solutions in December dlvr.it/ShNjfN