The FCC is creating a Space Bureau. FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced the move to a Satellite Industry Association meeting on Thursday. She said the growth of satellite broadband internet plays a big part in why the agency is making the move. “Ninety-eight percent of all satellite launches in 2021 […]
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SBA Communications (NASDAQ: SBAC) reported 3Q22 results that beat the company’s own estimates. Jeff Stoops, SBA President and CEO comments, “The third quarter exceeded almost all expectations and benefited from the significant level of wireless deployment activity by our carrier customers. Notwithstanding the broader challenging macroeconomic environment, our business was […]
For five hours last weekend, Erie County’s emergency services line was under cyber attack. As GoErie.com reports, the northwestern Pennsylvania county endured a distributed-denial-of-service attack that prevented legitimate callers from successfully contacting the 911 call center. Automated bot calls flooded the phone lines with spoof calls, ringing in every seven […]
American Tower (NYSE: AMT) reported steady returns for 3Q22, despite economic headwinds in some countries and some customer churn. Property revenues grew 10 percent year-over-year to $2.6 billion for the quarter. Adjusted EBITDA grew to $1.6 billion, a six percent YoY increase, resulting from both top-line revenue growth and cost […]
UPDATE Earlier this month, Inside Towers reported that several airlines and aviation manufacturers sought to make the temporary restrictions AT&T and Verizon agreed to for 5G operations on C-band (3.7 GHz) near airports permanent. Now, the FAA seeks that outcome, too, plus restrictions for smaller telecoms as well. Acting FAA […]
Thursday, November 3, 2022, 9 a.m. PST In this webinar, VIAVI Solutions and Rohde & Schwarz discuss their industry insight on how to accelerate your O-RAN Radio Unit Time to Market. As leaders in wireless communication test and active in specifications development in the O-RAN ALLIANCE, both companies have combined their […]
UPDATE The FCC and global carrier Truphone reached a settlement to resolve the Commission’s Notice of Apparent Liability issued against the company in April for failing to disclose accurate ownership stakes held by foreign entities and transferring control of FCC licenses and authorization without Commission approval. Because of its inaccuracies, […]
AT&T (NYSE: T) reported solid progress in the third quarter on its two strategic initiatives – 5G and fiber. Its 5G mid-band coverage, mainly in C-band, now extends to 100 million people. The company expects to cover 130 million POPs by year-end 2022. That figure is nearly double the expectations […]
Capital expenditure is one of the most closely watched financial metrics in the wireless infrastructure business, and understandably so. Capex is a forward indicator of planned network investment among the mobile network operators. Importantly, it’s how we all (suppliers, contractors, consultants and yes, publishers) get paid. This chart is an […]
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