With a broad boost from U.S. Reps. Anna G. Eshoo and Jackie Speier (D-Palo Alto, Hillsborough), a large coalition of Western cities and counties are waging a legal showdown with a shuttered federal government in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals over control of 5G wireless installations. Eshoo's bill, H.R. 530 -- called the Accelerating Wireless Broadband Development by Empowering Local Communities Act of 2019, "essentially resets the clock on the FCC's new rules by erasing what the federal government has implemented in the under-the-wire maneuver." Eshoo noted "5G is essential for our country's communications network and economy, but it must be deployed responsibly and equitably."
5G rollout will maximize San Francisco’s competitive edge
While San Francisco has a highly educated workforce and receives 45 percent of the total venture capital investment in the entire U.S., the city does not "have a commitment from all major 5G infrastructure providers to deploy in the city." San Francisco has chosen slow deployment ...
House passes broadband bill
Last Tuesday, the Mississippi House passed a bill that could allow the state’s electric power associations to provide broadband service to their customers. The House Public Utilities Committee voted to send the House Bill 366, known as the Mississippi Broadband Enabling Act,...
Apple claims Qualcomm wouldn’t sell it 5G chips, delaying transition
Apple is claiming that it was interested to continue working with Qualcomm on modems, but that it was forced to start second-sourcing from Intel as a result of Qualcomm’s intransigence on the modem issue. In fact, Apple’s shift to 5G has been delayed because it must re...
Council to vote on ordinance which will usher in 5G communications throughout city
The Pasadena City Council will conduct a first reading Monday, Jan. 14, of a proposed ordinance that will amend Chapter 12.22 of the Pasadena Municipal Code, relating to telecommunications facilities, as the first step towards complying with a federal order to accelerate the deplo...
Ericsson, Qualcomm Technologies complete 2.6 GHz 5G NR test
Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies said they have achieved a non-standalone 5G New Radio data call at 2.6 GHz, adding a new frequency band to those successfully tested for commercial deployment. "Together with Qualcomm Technologies, Ericsson continues to make strides on commercial...
Florida the pacesetter on adoption of autonomous vehicles
In an op-ed by Chris Emmanuel, director of Infrastructure and Governance Policy for the Florida Chamber of Commerce, and Malcom Eve, Crown Castle’s public affairs manager for the South Area, the two noted that as new technologies grow in number and complexity, Florida is "le...