FCC Commissioner Carr recently announced changes to his staff. Ben Arden, who has been on detail to the Carr office for over four years and has been serving as Chief of Staff, is returning to the FCC’s Media Bureau. Greg Watson, who has been Carr’s Policy Advisor since January 2021, […]
Year: 2023
Three Ireland has partnered with Technological University Shannon (TUS) to trial 5G SA technology Irish telco Three claimed to be the first operator in Ireland to launch a 5G Standalone (5G SA) with the aim of improving services for businesses and consumers. Operating initially on a trial basis, the 5G […]
Rogers Communications Inc. (NYSE: RCI), headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, plans to introduce satellite-to-mobile phone technology in 2024, to extend wireless services to Canada’s remote regions. Rogers, in collaboration with Falls Church, VA-based Lynk Global, announced the initiative after conducting a successful satellite-to-mobile phone test call between two Samsung S22 phones. […]
Deutsche Telekom highlighted that its 5G network currently covers 96% of the German population German telco Deutsche Telekom said it has achieved its targets in terms of fiber optic deployment. The carrier said it made more than 2.5 million new fiber optic connections possible in 2023. The operator noted that […]
As Santa Claus makes final preparations in the North Pole for his worldwide sleigh ride, Verizon’s holiday tech team is poised to track his whereabouts on December 24. Partnering with the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) for the 21st consecutive year, Verizon will provide support for a toll-free hotline […]
O2 Telefónica has added 5G technology to around 3,000 locations since the beginning of the year German telecom operator O2 Telefonica, controlled by Spanish telco Telefónica, said its 5G network currently reaches 95% of Germany’s population. O2 Telefónica implemented a total of around 7,000 expansion measures in 2023. Since the […]
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) says its ReConnect Program is the agency’s largest effort aimed at filling gaps in broadband coverage areas in unserved and underserved rural areas. The program was created on a pilot basis in 2018, and appropriated more than $5 billion between fiscal years 2018 […]
SpaceX has been granted special temporary authority by the Federal Communications Commission for field testing of direct-to-cellular communications via its Starlink second generation satellites. The company said that it would be testing up to five devices at different power levels using T-Mobile US’ spectrum in the 1.9 GHz band at […]
StratCap, LLC (“StratCap”) and its affiliate, StratCap Wireless, LLC (“StratCap Wireless”), announced today the closing of the sale of substantially all of the assets of Strategic Wireless Infrastructure Fund, LLC, (“SWIF I” or the “Fund”), a real estate program sponsored by StratCap, to a national, private equity-backed tower company. The […]
Orange said the private networks offers benefits including real-time automation, improved productivity and enhanced worker safety Spanish operator Orange and Ericsson have signed an agreement to offer B2B customers in Spain the opportunity to deploy their own private 5G networks. The partners noted that the introduction of private 5G networks […]