Stadium Tech Report, has announced its survey, entitled “Stadium Connectivity Outlook,” can be taken live and is encouraging participation from readers. The survey hopes to pool its readers’ collective knowledge and provide a snapshot of what’s happening on several stadium technology fronts. To take the survey, click here. “In my […]
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Recently I had the honor (and unusual experience) of being on the interviewee-end of the podcast mic with Jim Tracy, CEO of Legacy Telecommunications, Chief Brand Ambassador for Ontivity, LLC and former Director and Chairman of the Board of NATE. We discussed my three decades in the business (certifying my […]
T-Mobile plans to use SpaceX’s Starlink broadband satellites next year to bring connectivity to mobile phones beyond the reach of its cell towers in the U.S. Upgraded Starlink satellites would connect directly to standard cell phones under a technology partnership that aims to bring services to “mobile dead zones” across […]
For all the talk about people “cutting the cord,” cable maintains a lock on almost half of households’ access to the internet. Mobile wireless came in fourth at 11.7 percent behind fiber to the home (FTTH), 21.3 percent, and digital subscriber lines, 13.1 percent of the market. Fixed wireless came […]
A key component of 5G, the Edge Data Center market is expected to grow from $7.2 billion in 2021 to $19.1 billion by 2026, at a CAGR of 21.4 percent, according to a report by MarketsandMarkets. Edge Data Center solutions and services are being driven globally by large enterprises as […]
DISH Wireless wants to conduct Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) field tests to evaluate the effects of high-power operations in the band. It asked the FCC for a waiver to conduct the 3.5 GHz trials starting November 1 and ending February 28 of next year, in Boulder, CO. If approved, […]
5G cell service has been heavily marketed. But despite sales pitches to property owners, 5G is not affecting conventional cell lease rents, sales or renewals, according to Varnum law firm attorneys Peter Schmidt and John Pestle. Recent cell phone publicity has been about high-speed 5G, such as for autonomous vehicles […]
UPDATE Videotron, a subsidiary of Quebecor, has purchased Freedom Mobile from Shaw Communications to create Canada’s fourth national wireless provider. The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approvals, is expected to facilitate the regulatory approval of the merger of Shaw and Rogers. The combined business of Videotron and Freedom will […]
China Tower (HKSE: 0078) is already the biggest tower company in the world. And it keeps getting bigger. In the 12 months, from June 30, 2021, through June 30, 2022, China Tower added 14,000 towers, bringing its total to 2,049,000. On top of that base, the company accelerated 5G network […]
Since Jessica Rosenworcel became FCC Chairwoman in January, the agency has been working to root out applicants provisionally awarded financial support through its Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) program that allegedly can’t prove they can deliver the broadband services they claimed. The agency rejected two big initial winners on Wednesday […]