Trump endorsed language in the reconciliation bill that would put 600 MHz up for auction The bill excludes the lower 3 GHz band from 3.1-3.45 GHz and the 6 GHz band Despite the exclusion of the lower 3 GHz, CTIA is urging passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” […]
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T-Mobile is still awaiting FCC approval of its buyout of UScellular assets Opponents say UScellular’s spectrum deals with Verizon and AT&T should be considered at the same time Collectively, the transactions likely would violate antitrust laws, opponents say Consumer advocacy groups and rural wireless operators continue to voice their concerns […]
Federated Wireless says it achieved a major milestone in CBRS network reliability The achievement comes as CBRS remains a sore spot for operators like AT&T and organizations like CTIA Federated Wireless CEO Iyad Tarazi told Fierce that the CBRS shared spectrum model is working well, and he welcomes higher power […]
European operators are ramping up 5G standalone deployments, with progress highlighted at FutureNet World UK carriers Virgin Media O2 and BT are leading with enterprise-focused use cases including slicing and automation Rollouts remain uneven across the continent, with Italy taking a mixed approach to 5G SA adoption European 5G standalone […]
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is launching an investigation into EchoStar’s use of certain spectrum licenses Elon Musk’s SpaceX accuses EchoStar of barely using the 2 GHz and AWS-4 bands and says the FCC should open the 2 GHz band up for satellite sharing EchoStar’s Charlie Ergen says it’s met or […]
EchoStar’s Boost brand added 150K mobile customers in Q1, putting it in a better situation than a year ago It’s still not out of the woods as investment analysts continue to speculate about when the company will call it quits CEO Hamid Akhavan talked up EchoStar’s unique position in the […]
Buzz around two key business models is bringing something back to telcos that they haven’t had in a while: hope for the future. Mitch Wagner dishes on how network-as-a-service and AI-as-a-service are changing the game from Day 2 of FutureNet World in London. Check out his video short above for […]
Nokia today announced that it has signed a contract with Danish global integrated logistics leader, Maersk, to equip 450 vessels in its fleet with Nokia’s industry-leading private wireless network solutions. This important deployment is part of Maersk’s IoT connectivity platform, OneWireless, which offers numerous benefits to its customers, including real-time cargo […]
The DoD’s plan calls for moving CBRS from the 3.55-3.65 MHz part of the band to the lower 3 GHz, according to a New Street analysis That’s similar to what AT&T proposed last fall – a plan that was met with loads of opposition from the CBRS community New Street […]
Continuing a trend that’s been going on for years, UScellular reported a loss of 38,000 postpaid phone customers in Q1 2025 CEO Laurent Therivel blamed UScellular’s lack of size and scale and said it’s all the more reason to sell its wireless assets to T-Mobile UScellular is getting pushback from […]