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Tag: Broadband Wireless
CBRS Alliance OnGo Certification Labs, First Participants Announced
Eight labs worldwide will offer CBRS Alliance OnGo certification testing. The certification is a collaboration between the alliance and the Wireless Innovation Forum. Testing will focus on . . .
FCC Poised to Free Up 2.5 GHz EBS Spectrum for Broadband, Primarily in Rural Areas
EBS spectrum was made available to educational entities years ago and those entities were allowed to lease the spectrum to commercial operators. The spectrum is not in use in half the U.S. today, primarily rural areas. The FCC has proposed . . .
Can New CBRS Alliance OnGo Brand & Certification Do for CBRS What Wi-Fi Did for Wireless LAN?
CBRS OnGo aims to do for the shared spectrum band what the term “Wi-Fi” did for wireless LAN technology. Although a CBRS Alliance…
WBA Introduces Wi-Fi Deployment Guidelines, Compliance Checklist
Wireless Broadband Alliance Wi-Fi deployment guidelines are available to WBA members. A WBA Compliance Checklist will be available to the general public. The documents provide baseline standards for the entire deployment lifecycle, the WBA said.
CEO: We Don’t Need 5G for U.S. Cellular Fixed Wireless, LTE Will Work Just Fine
U.S. Cellular fixed LTE is available in remote parts of Kansas and Nebraska. The company expects more deployments in 2018.
Starry, Marvell Join Forces on 5G Fixed Wireless, Hope to Empower Other ISPs
A Starry, Marvel deal is focused on developing transceiver components for 5G fixed wireless and on establishment of a cloud-based management platform.
Top Telecom Stories of 2017 (7 High-Profile, 3 Low-Profile)
Some of the top telecom stories of 2017 were impossible to miss — like Net Neutrality or 5G and fixed wireless trials. Others may be equally important but
Latest AT&T 5G Trial is Wi-Fi Focused, Uses 28 GHz Spectrum
An AT&T 5G trial at a shopping/dining destination in Waco, Texas will use a 5G link between a cellsite and customer premises equipment, a spokesman said.
Maine WISP Redzone Announces Gigabit Fixed Wireless, Promises Disruptive Pricing
Gigabit fixed wireless is coming to Portland, Maine, thanks to software that aggregates three spectrum bands. Pricing will be “disruptive” a Redzone exec . . .
Microsoft TV White Spaces Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands Deployments Provide Emergency Communications
Microsoft TV white spaces Puerto Rico deployments provide internet connectivity to a food distribution site, a health clinic and the University of Puerto
Qualcomm Announces First 5G NR Chipsets and Verizon Partnership; So What is 5G NR?
5G NR is the next-generation wireless standard that will work in spectrum above 6 GHz. Verizon hopes to lead in 5G NR trials beginning in 2019.
Microsoft TechSpark Puts a Full Court Press on Rural Broadband
Microsoft TechSpark will include deployment of Airband fixed wireless white spaces broadband through partnerships with network operators in six states.
Fixed Wireless Market Report: Subscribers to Double to 8 Million by 2021, Generating $5.2B
The U.S. fixed wireless market currently includes 2,000 network operators who average 1,200 customers each, said The Carmel Group. Subscribers will . . .
Report: Small Business Benefits of Rural Broadband are Plentiful
In a post about the small business benefits of rural broadband, ACT — The App Association cites World Economic Forum data showing a higher success rate for
Fixed 5G Forecast: Verizon, AT&T Will Help Drive $1 Billion in U.S. Service Revenues by 2019
A fixed 5G forecast from research firm SNS Telecom calls for a $40 billion market by 2025. Researchers expect the 28GHz spectrum band to be widely used for
Pole Attachment Ruling Upholds One Touch Make Ready, A (Temporary?) Win for Google Fiber
Louisville pole attachment ruling allows network operators to hire a pole owner-approved contractor to move competitors’ equipment when installing new . . .
AT&T Rural Fixed Wireless Deployment Expands to Mississippi
AT&T rural fixed wireless service benefits from synergies with the company’s mobile and DirecTV satellite businesses. For example, the offering will . . .
Microsoft Rural Airband Project Will Partner with Service Providers for Rural Broadband
The Microsoft Rural Airband Project will rely heavily on TV white spaces fixed wireless for areas with 2 to 200 people per square mile. For areas with more
Broadband Access Coalition Asks FCC for Spectrum for Gigabit Fixed Wireless
The Broadband Access Coalition is asking the FCC to free up spectrum between 3.7 and 4.2 GHz for fixed wireless.
Google Fiber Taps Webpass for Gigabit Fixed Wireless Expansion to Seattle
Google Fiber’s Webpass gigabit fixed wireless lands in a new market at a price of just $60 a month.
Donovan: AT&T Gigabit Technology Could Include AirGig, 5G, G.fast
AT&T wants to get gigabit to all its customers. AT&T gigabit technology options will vary between urban and rural areas. The company sees 5G wireless as . . .
Verizon CEO: Fixed 5G Line of Sight Not Needed, 5G Leadership is on Track
Fixed 5G line of sight communications supported speeds of 1.8 Gbps over 2,000 feet, but dropped to just 1.4 Gbps without line of sight because technology . . .
Redzone Claims up to 400 Mbps Using Fixed Wireless Spectrum Aggregation, Eyes National Expansion
Fixed wireless spectrum aggregation uses a combination of licensed 2.5 GHz spectrum and unlicensed spectrum in the 5.2 to 5.8 GHz band. Target is rural . . .
Verizon Pulls the Rug from Under AT&T, Buys Straight Path, Gaining Huge High-Band Spectrum Holdings
Straight Path has an average of 620 MHz of high-band spectrum in the top 30 U.S. markets, which could support high-bandwidth 5G service but will require . .