The FCC voted to expand use of over 1 GHz of mid-band spectrum in the 12 GHz band by ensuring stable spectrum access for current and next-generation satellite service while also empowering advanced terrestrial wireless services. The Commission adopted rules to preserve spectrum between 12.2-12.7 GHz for current and future […]
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Connect (X) 2023 Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the most rapidly advancing sector of the infrastructure ecosystem today and the wireless industry should take notice, Marc Ganzi, DigitalBridge CEO, told an audience at the Connectivity Expo 2023, held last week in New Orleans. “If we think back, in the last 10 […]
President Joe Biden’s infrastructure czar warns that broadband and other projects will be jeopardized if the U.S. government defaults or if the debt-limit standoff with Congress results in changes to funding sources. “It could absolutely get in the way,” White House Infrastructure Coordinator Mitch Landrieu said Thursday. In a default, […]
Twenty small carriers urged Congress to restore the FCCs auction authority. In a letter to the leaders of the House and Senate Commerce Committees and their Communications Subcommittees, the members of the Competitive Carriers Association said they are non-nationwide carriers that serve rural and regional markets. “Smaller wireless carriers provide […]
Connect (X) 2023 With low-band and high-band 5G spectrum at tower sites with 80 percent of its traffic, UScellular will commence deployment of mid-band spectrum in the second half of 2023, according to Mike Irizarry, Company Executive VP and Chief Technology Officer. He spoke to Inside Towers Contributing Analyst Martha […]
WIA President and CEO Patrick Halley gave the official welcome to the assembled hall of a thousand-plus attendees at Connect (X) 2023 in New Orleans yesterday, hitting on the show’s theme of “connectivity everywhere.” “It’s a bold vision,” Halley said, “a vision that is achievable with everybody in this room […]
UScellular (NYSE: USM) posted declining subscriber counts and reduced service revenues in 1Q23 as the mobile network operator takes steps to stabilize customer additions and reduce churn. Total subscribers at the end of the quarter were 4.2 million, down over two percent year over year from 4.3 million in 1Q22. […]
Gigi Sohn has a new gig. She’s joining the new American Association for Public Broadband (AAPB) as its first Executive Director in June. State and local officials formed the non-profit to lobby for municipal broadband. AAPB membership comprises government officials who are either already operating municipal broadband networks or plan […]
UPDATE The Biden administration does not plan to extend a July 1 deadline for airlines to upgrade airplane altimeters to address potential interference from 5G wireless technology. That’s according to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, reiterating what Acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen told Congress last week. Buttigieg told airlines this week […]
SBA Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: SBAC) yesterday reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2023. In addition, the company announced yesterday that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.85 per share of the Company’s Class A Common Stock. The distribution is payable June 21, 2023 […]