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On the Ground at SUPERCOMM

Hello from Chicago! I’m at SUPERCOMM today and wanted to write a quick post between meetings on what I’ve seen and heard so far. As with CTIA just a few weeks ago, net neutrality has been creating a lot of buzz on the show floor and in the headlines. However, if CTI… Continue

Added by Jeff Thompson on October 22, 2009 at 10:25am — 2 Comments

FCC pledges to "unleash" 4G mobile broadband spectrum, TG Daily

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has pledged to "unleash the spectrum" for 4G mobile broadband. According to Genachowski, the next generation of mobile technology will "make all the difference." "More and more I hear people say that broadband is the future of mobile, and I agree. I also believe the reverse is true - mobile is essential to the future of broadband. And the next generation of mobile technology - 4G - will make all the difference," said Genachowski. "4G will provide mobile connectiv… Continue

Added by Kobe Wadsworth on October 7, 2009 at 10:59pm — 3 Comments

On the Road to CTIA 2009

This week kicks off the International CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2009 show, being held in San Diego. I love this time of year. CTIA never fails to bring together a who’s who of the wireless world, discussing their company’s news and product launches as well as the industry’s latest and greatest. Over the past few days, the media has repo… Continue

Added by Jeff Thompson on October 7, 2009 at 5:18pm — 2 Comments

Please Pass the Spectrum

It’s been a busy couple of weeks for the FCC and its chairman, Julius Genachowski. I think the issues they are examining and decisions they are making are very important to the communications industry – especially for wireless – so I wanted to take a few minutes to review and discuss the lates… Continue

Added by Jeff Thompson on September 28, 2009 at 10:34am — 5 Comments

FCC Proposal on Bandwidth a Boon for Consumers and Silicon Valley, Blow to Telecoms

The U.S. government plans to propose broad new rules Monday that would force Internet providers to treat all Web traffic equally, seeking to give consumers greater freedom to use their computers or cellphones to enjoy videos, music and other legal services that hog bandwidth. The move would make good on a campaign promise to Silicon Valley supporters like Google Inc. from President Barack Obama, but will trigger a battle with phone and cable companies like AT&T Inc. and Comcast Corp., which… Continue

Added by Kobe Wadsworth on September 19, 2009 at 11:31am — 6 Comments

Epicenter The Business of Tech FCC Expected To Announce Support of Net Neutrality Monday

Epicenter The Business of Tech FCC Expected To Announce Support of Net Neutrality Monday By Ryan Singel September 18, 2009 | 7:46 pm | Categories: Broadband, Enterprise Federal regulators next week are expected to seek to turn controversial “net neutrality” principles into formal rules intended to give the nation’s computer users the right to use whatever services and devices they like without interference from their ISPs. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski is widely expected to announce during a… Continue

Added by Kobe Wadsworth on September 19, 2009 at 10:14am — 2 Comments

The NOFA's Have landed!!!

THE NTIA's "BTOP" PROGRAM NOFA"S, THE RUS's "BIP" NOFA's and the State Broadband Mapping NOFA's landed today!!! http://www.ntia.doc.gov/broadbandgrants/index.html Whoo hooo!!!! Continue

Added by ZingMAX on July 1, 2009 at 5:30pm — 3 Comments

Billions in broadband stimulus funds are dependent on definitions: What is broadband? Underserved area? Unserved area?

The FCC has not yet defined several key terms that are needed to be understood by the government officials doling out broadband stimulus money. At the request of lawmakers and lobbying groups, the FCC is (at long last) in the process of defining "broadband," "underserved," "unserved area" and other terms. The FCC is advising the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), which will make the final call on how stimulus money gets allocated to companies building out broadban… Continue

Added by Alan J Weissberger on April 6, 2009 at 5:00pm — 4 Comments

Obama picks new FCC chairman, Julius Genachowski

Looks like Kevin Martin will be followed by Obama-Biden tech advisor Julius Genachowski as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. A source close to the transition team told the Wall Street Journal that President-elect Barack Obama has picked Genachowski for the FCC job; observers also had him on the short list for the new chief technology officer post Obama plans, but Genachowski’s experience as chief counsel to Clinton era FCC Chairman Reed Hundt seems to have tilted the choice in… Continue

Added by Kobe Wadsworth on January 13, 2009 at 10:43am — 3 Comments

We Need Free WIMAX Spectrum that Penetrates Walls

We Need Free WIMAX Spectrum that Penetrates Walls. I attempted testing in the 5Ghz range but I found the signal cannot go through walls and trees. I suggest we need to have the FCC allocate free spectrum for WIMAX that would permit use of equipment for connecting neighborhoods. Sort of a CB radio approach. Continue

Added by Gibson Nichols on January 5, 2009 at 3:54pm — 3 Comments

A Momentous Week in US History and not only for Obama

A Momentous Week in US History 06 Nov 2008 This week has been a momentous one in US history and not only for Obama. The FCC has taken two pathbreaking decisions this week which give a legup to WiMAX and mobile broadband in the country. The FCC has permitted the use of White Spaces in the TV spectrum for Mobile Broadband services in another decision. The decision by FCC is indeed a key one for many reasons. First, the spectral resources can no longer be afford to be wasted, and white spaces des… Continue

Added by Amitabh Kumar on November 6, 2008 at 6:05am — No Comments

WiMax Empire Poses Continual Threat to AT&T Network

AT&T (NYSE: T) Phone Company is once again challenging the merger of Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) with Clearwire (NYSE: CLWR), whose aim is to merge both companies' WiMax assets in order to create a nationwide broadband wireless network. This merger would be huge for Wimax, estimating a deal worth 14. 5 billion dollars, a… Continue

Added by Ari Zoldan on July 29, 2008 at 3:31pm — 1 Comment

AT&T Challenges Clearwire-Sprint Merger

As we predicted in our Sidecut Report on WiMax, the "new" Clearwire deal, with its heavy-hitter lineup of investors and their $3.2 billion in capital, was sure to attract the attention of the big telcos, namely AT&T and Verizon. In our predictions we guessed that the big telcos would turn up the heat on Clearwire any way they could, and today it looks like we were right since AT&T jus… Continue

Added by Paul Kapustka on July 25, 2008 at 4:07pm — 2 Comments

Clearwire Testing WiMAX in Oregon with IDT Spectrum

The Sprint-Clearwire deal gave Clearwire undeniable credibility in WiMAX development, and the company is moving forward with the technology in a big way. Beta tests are underway in Portland, with “more than 70 percent of [the] WiMAX sites for Portland…in construction or on air.”

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Added by Ari Zoldan on July 11, 2008 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Congress is All Aflutter about the Recent Failure of the 700 MHz public-safety D-Block to Sell?

Congress is All Aflutter about the Recent Failure of the 700 MHz public-safety D-Block to Sell? The US House of Representative’s Energy and Commerce Committee has plenty to say about the failure of the 700 MHz D Block of public-safety licenses to sell. The Washington Post reported on recent comments coming out of the House’s Energy and Commerce Committee about the failure of the 700 MHz D Block to se… Continue

Added by Tim Sanders on April 18, 2008 at 11:30am — No Comments