U.S. Cellular said today that it has achieved speeds exceeding 100 Mbps over distances as great as five kilometers (just over three miles) using 5G fixed wireless deployed in the millimeter wave spectrum band. Fixed wireless is typically deployed in…
The FCC is taking the first steps toward another mid-band spectrum auction. The commission will vote late this month on several items aimed at making spectrum between 3.45 GHz and 3.55 GHz, known as the 3.45 GHz band, available for…
Fixed wireless broadband provider Nextlink Internet said it has purchased Iowa-based Xtreamair, another fixed wireless provider. The Nextlink Xstreamair purchase will expand Nextlink’s footprint into western Iowa, and Nextlink said it will expand the Xstreamair network so that subscribers will…
Verizon spent the most money in the CBRS spectrum auction, according to a summary of CBRS auction winners released from the FCC today. The company will pay $1.9 billion for 557 licenses in 157 counties. Of all major carriers, Verizon…
August 31, 2020 — ANCHORAGE, Alaska–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Alaska Communications (NASDAQ: ALSK), has secured spectrum through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) auction for licenses in the shared Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band. The CBRS spectrum is used in fixed wireless applications. Fixed…
Cable One officially announced its investment in fixed wireless internet service provider Nextlink today, formalizing news that Cable One CFO Steven Cochran previewed on the company’s second quarter earnings call earlier this month. The Cable One Nextlink deal gives Cable…
Just 24 bidding days after it kicked off, the CBRS auction has closed, raising $4.585 billion. More than 91.1% of available licenses had winning bids – 20.625 out of 22,631 total licenses, the FCC said. Information about winning bidders is…
Demand created by the COVID-19 pandemic is “pushing our members to upgrade both last-mile and backhaul capacity” according to a COVID-19 WISP traffic report from the Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA). The survey confirmed some trends that WISPA and…
The CBRS spectrum auction has now raised $4.5 billion but the pace of increase has slowed as winning CBRS auction bids in many key counties have been determined. As of late this afternoon, there were only 49 counties in which…
Intensified by the recent coronavirus pandemic, the demand for reliable, high-quality broadband service continues to show considerable growth in the U.S., particularly in rural unserved and underserved areas. More than ever before, broadband is proving to be a necessity for…
A redacted FCC document reveals a request for a massive and secretive Google 6 GHz Wi-Fi testing program. Google cites the “highly sensitive and confidential” nature of this program that aims to leverage unlicensed wireless spectrum that the FCC has…
The tote board keeps adding up as CBRS auction proceeds passed the $4 billion mark less than three weeks after the auction started started. Momentum may be slowing though, as the move to $3 billion from $4 billion took longer…