FCC Does a Good Thing – and Quickly
I’m very pleased by the policies the FCC is adopting on the C-Band. To whit, this is good news: …the FCC will vote at the next Commission meeting on an…
The Amazing Dynamic New Broadband Market
Consumers are clamoring for FWA where it’s not yet available
Spectrum Pipeline: Good News and Bad News
The good news is that Senators Rounds, Fischer, and Cotton have agreed on a framework that restores the FCC’s auction authority in the reconciliation package. This authority lapsed in 2023,…
The America Offline Hearing
The hearing we previewed in the last post (Spectrum for War and Peace) has wrapped and we now know who’s standing in the way of opening up the spectrum pipeline….
My op-ed in Fierce Wireless
Leading wireless tech news outlet Fierce Wireless published my op-ed in support of the Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2024 today. The bill will be discussed along with other national security…
Progress on Spectrum Allocation
I can only hope that the Senate can put partisan differences aside and focus on what’s good for the nation. We need more 5G and 6G and we need more competition for broadband.
DoD Drags Down the Spectrum Strategy
The Pentagon needs to strive to become a better partner with private sector innovators while revising its spectrum strategy from one of dominance to one of cooperation.
Towards a DoD Spectrum Roadmap
The quest for “principles evident in the operation of actual high-demand, high-performance, and high-efficiency wireless networks and in the trajectory of near-term spectrum research and development” continues.
FAA Proposes Token 5G Fix
Absent exigent circumstances (supply chain disruptions and the like) a single cycle of radalt upgrades and add-on filters should be sufficient to ensure compatibility with 5G.
Effective and Efficient Wireless Networks
Many government systems can be replaced by modern upgrades with zero incremental spectrum footprint above the commercial and private systems on which the highly productive civilian sector depends. Look at FirstNet.