Debate around the question of what to do with CBRS spectrum continues, as wireless carriers and other interested parties recently filed a variety of responses to the FCC’s request for comments on proposed reforms of the 3.5 GHz band. Impact: Stakeholders like AT&T and Verizon want the rules guiding CBRS operations revised or thrown out …
Filings Differ on Best Way to Improve CBRS Spectrum Read More »
T-Mobile and Comcast recently agreed to a deal that will see the carrier lease 71 spectrum licenses in the 600 MHz band (covering 149 million people) from the cable operator to bolster its nationwide low-band 5G network. Impact: Both companies should benefit from the move, which materialized after Comcast conducted successful employee wireless trials using …
T-Mobile and Comcast Agree to Mutually Beneficial Spectrum Deal Read More »
T-Mobile dominated the news over the past week with its potential interest in getting into the wireline fiber business, another 5G Home Internet expansion, and the launch of standalone 5G into its mid-band Ultra Capacity 5G network. Impact: We’ll start with the most surprising news first: T-Mobile may be looking to get into the wireline …
T-Mobile Makes Waves with Supposed Fiber Interest Read More »
After the debacle surrounding the launch of C-band spectrum into the 5G networks of AT&T and Verizon earlier this year amid concerns about airplane interference, the FCC and the FAA (under guidance from the U.S. Department of Transportation) have worked hard to keep discussions between the two camps productive. Impact: But now a new …
Aviation Industry Pushes to Make C-Band Restrictions Permanent Read More »
Wireless carriers pushing for more mid-band spectrum to use for 5G have gotten their wish, as the Federal Communications Commission has expedited its plans to auction off the remainder of 2.5 GHz spectrum. Impact: If that spectrum band sounds familiar, it’s probably because that’s the band T-Mobile acquired in its merger with Sprint and has …
FCC Sets Date and Rules for Next Mid-band Spectrum Auction Read More »
After first rejecting a request from U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Federal Aviation Administrator Steve Dickson to delay the C-band deployments scheduled to start Jan. 5, 2022, AT&T and Verizon relented and agreed to a two-week delay. Impact: The delay until Jan. 19, 2022, is the second the two wireless carriers have agreed …
C-Band Deployment: Another Delay on the Road to Potential Resolution Read More »
