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CBRS private networks are attracting investor attention

Private-equity investors are running the numbers on shared CBRS enterprise networks, which are expected to create new opportunities for so-called neutral host providers. Neutral hosts own and operate network assets and are paid by carriers and/or enterprise customers for the use of their networks. Clayton Funk, managing director at MVP Capital, said private-equity firms are […]

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U.S. telcos asked to rip out Huawei and replace it with a quandary

The FCC is asking Congress for $2 billion to finance the removal of all Huawei equipment from some rural US wireless networks. But that’s the easy part. The much, much harder question – one that has not yet been answered by the commission – is how to replace Huawei’s equipment with equipment from “trusted” suppliers. What is […]

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Florida formally notifies L3Harris of intent to extend statewide LMR contract

A letter from the state of Florida this week formally notified L3Harris of the state’s intent to renew the service agreement for the Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS) when the existing contract between the parties expires in a little more than a year. “The State of Florida, acting by and through the Department of […]

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AT&T: We moved hundreds of tower sites in 2019 to get better deals

AT&T said it continues to negotiate with cell tower owners in order to reduce spending on tower space. And the company is boasting about the results its hardball negotiating tactics are generating. Specifically, the company appears to have terminated more than 600 agreements with tower owners during 2019 in pursuit of cheaper tower fees. “We […]

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Sonim Technologies launches RDK-3 package with optional interoperability, mesh-networking capabilities

Sonim Technologies recently announced the formal launch of its latest versions of the Rapid Deployment Kit (RDK-3 and RDK-3i), which is designed to provide portable broadband connectivity in a rugged case to entities in locations where communications coverage does not exist or needs to be enhanced. “This is a rapid-deployment kit to get you up […]

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Things get tense between Dish and T-Mobile

Is the relationship between Dish Network and T-Mobile starting to sour? Based on a new filing with the FCC, that certainly appears to be the case. In the filing, Dish complained that T-Mobile inappropriately used Dish’s spectrum as a marketing ploy during COVID-19 lockdowns. “Since T-Mobile gained temporary access to Dish’s 600MHz spectrum on March 15, […]

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FCC approves Anterix proposal to transition 900 MHz LMR spectrum to LTE use

FCC commissioners today unanimously voted to approve rules that will let Anterix transition its 900 MHz narrowband LMR spectrum to a contiguous block of airwaves that can be used to deliver private LTE services, primarily to support communications for utilities and other critical-infrastructure entities. Today’s approval of multiple orders addressing the 900 MHz band follows […]

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COVID-19 pandemic having mixed impacts on in-building projects for public-safety communications

Most aspects of the economy have slowed or halted completely in the wake of measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, but the pandemic is resulting in certain in-building communications projects being accelerated, according to an official at in-building solutions provider ADRF. Dennis Burns, ADRF’s director of public safety, said the company is very busy […]

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COVID-19 economic impact could accelerate LMR-to-LTE shift, L3Harris CEO says

Economic impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic are projected to result in land-mobile-radio (LMR) growth this year dropping 10% this year and “could drive an accelerated shift from LMR to LTE,” L3Harris Technologies Chairman and CEO Bill Brown said today. L3Harris officials “felt very good” about the company’s LMT growth, which was “close to 20%” last […]

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Vendors tout private CBRS networks for COVID-19 treatments

Enterprise wireless specialist RF Connect has been championing the benefits of private networks on unlicensed spectrum by building demo CBRS networks to show to potential customers. When COVID-19 struck, the company was able to pivot those resources from demonstration to deployment. The live CBRS network is in Illinois, one of the states hit hardest by […]

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CBRS private networks are attracting investor attention

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U.S. telcos asked to rip out Huawei and replace it with a quandary

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Florida formally notifies L3Harris of intent to extend statewide LMR contract

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AT&T: We moved hundreds of tower sites in 2019 to get better deals

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Sonim Technologies launches RDK-3 package with optional interoperability, mesh-networking capabilities

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Things get tense between Dish and T-Mobile

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FCC approves Anterix proposal to transition 900 MHz LMR spectrum to LTE use

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COVID-19 pandemic having mixed impacts on in-building projects for public-safety communications

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COVID-19 economic impact could accelerate LMR-to-LTE shift, L3Harris CEO says

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Vendors tout private CBRS networks for COVID-19 treatments

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