Only seven business days after it began, the FCC’s 24 GHz spectrum auction “blow past the $1 billion mark Friday (March 22).” The FCC is auctioning the spectrum “to free up more bandwidth for 5G wireless broadband, to help close the rural digital divide, and to make wireless a stronger competitor to wired broadband. New York and L.A. continue to lead, with bids on licenses there of $28,080,000 and $21,606,000, respectively, with Chicago in distant third with $10,436,000.”
Deloitte predicts 50 operators will offer 5G connectivity by 2020
In its Global Technology, Media and Telecommunications Predictions for 2019, Deloitte found that 72 operators are currently testing 5G networks, and it predicts 25 will be launching 5G services this year. The report also found that the number of operators planning to launch 5G ser...
Baltimore: high-speed broadband should be a priority
Chip Baltimore, a senior fellow of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance, a former eight-year Iowa state representative and an attorney licensed in both Iowa and Missouri, published an op-ed highlighting that access to high-speed internet service is the focus of much governmental atte...
AT&T boosts Atlanta area mobile coverage for Super Bowl
Ahead of the Super Bowl, AT&T said its customers and FirstNet subscribers "are getting a big boost in mobile coverage and capacity." It said it’s the first company to make standards-based mobile 5G available to Atlanta businesses and consumers and that "it’s been worki...
City of Branson working on new ordinance ahead of 5G technology
The City of Branson is drafting an ordinance to control the design, permits and overall appearance of small cells in public right-of-ways. City Attorney Chris Lebeck said that to bring 5G to the city, carriers will set up "small cell" systems, and that "they welcome the new high-s...
Verizon CEO sees 5G rollout spurring new uses for wireless
Speaking with Maria Bartiromo from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg said "new markets or ‘use cases’ for the company will emerge as 5G rolls out." Vestberg noted "there are so many people on smart phones, when they will have 5G ...
Gov. Lamont wants CT to be a leader in 5G mobile networks, but his aspirations face significant hurdles
In his inaugural State of the State address, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said he wants Connecticut's cities to be the first in New England with access to fifth-generation, mobile networks. In his remarks, Gov. Lamont said, "The telecommunication companies are ready to start buildi...