by Pivot
Tag: Spectrum
C-Band Auction Poised to Exceed Forecasts, Already Raising Over $50 Billion
It’s been over a week since Telecompetitor last provided an update on the C-band auction and in that time, the money raised has increased more than ten-fold, yet demand continues to exceed supply for most…
As Verizon Expands 5G Markets Nationwide, Company Outlines Underlying Technology
Verizon has expanded both of its 5G offerings to new markets. The company took the opportunity to detail some of the technology underlying both of its 5G offerings in the press release about the new…
T-Mobile Tech President Touts Mid-Band 5G Fixed and Mobile Plans, Including VoNR
T-Mobile already has a technology edge in 5G and has big plans for strengthening that edge, according to the company’s technology president Neville Ray. Ray also sees big potential for T-Mobile fixed 5G deployed in…
C-Band Auction Update: Most License Areas See Strong Demand
The C-band spectrum auction raised just under $5 billion in its first four days. FCC data shows strong demand for most license areas in the auction of mid-band spectrum in the 3.7 GHz band. For…
First 6 GHz Wi-Fi Device Authorized by FCC
The FCC has authorized the first Wi-Fi device for use in the 6 GHz spectrum band that the commission recently opened. The unlicensed spectrum is between 5.925 and 7.125 GHz. The authorized device is a…
Despite DOT Objections, FCC Votes to Free Up 5.9 GHz Band for Unlicensed Wi-Fi
Despite objections from the Department of Transportation (DOT), the FCC voted today to allow unlicensed use of 45 MHz of spectrum in the 5.9 GHz band. The spectrum was originally dedicated to intelligent transportation systems…
Spectrum Enterprise Expands Presence in Federal Government Market
NOVEMBER 12, 2020 — STAMFORD, Conn. – Spectrum Enterprise, a part of Charter Communications, Inc., today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Core Technologies, Inc. (CTI), a woman-owned, small business enterprise…
FCC Announces Additional 2.5 GHz Band Spectrum Tribal Window License Applications Accepted for Filing
WASHINGTON, November 10, 2020—The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau today announced that a second group of 2.5 GHz band spectrum license applications received as part of the Rural Tribal Priority Window have passed initial review and…
A Deeper Dive on the New and Proposed Gigabit Wi-Fi Spectrum Bands
The FCC is getting set to vote next week on a proposal to free up spectrum for unlicensed use that could support gigabit Wi-Fi when combined with an adjacent spectrum band already used for Wi-Fi.…
Broadband Industry Innovator Series: A Deeper Dive into CBRS and How it Might Support Facial Recognition for Cows
In our third installment of Telecompetitor’s Broadband Industry Innovator video series, I speak with Chris Konechne of Finley Engineering, who leads its fixed wireless engineering consulting, including working with CBRS spectrum. The recent CBRS auction…
T-Mobile Bringing Mid-Band 5G to 198 More Markets
T-Mobile has deployed 2.5 GHz (mid-band) 5G to 198 more markets in 27 states. The company, which has been deploying mid-band aggressively this fall, says that it plans to bring the service to a footprint…
FCC Vote Next Month Could Put Widespread Gigabit Wi-Fi Right Around the Corner
Widespread gigabit Wi-Fi could be right around the corner, as the FCC plans to vote next month on a plan to free up 45 MHz of spectrum in the 5.9 GHz band for unlicensed use.…
