With changes looming, NTIA sets the record straight on alternate BEAD tech
NTIA published its final rules on alternative BEAD technologies just weeks before the start of Trump’s second term Providers using unlicensed fixed wireless spectrum can apply for BEAD – as long as they use licensed spectrum as well Low-earth orbit...
To avoid fraud, NTIA will publish a list of certified Buy America compliant companies
An NTIA executive revealed today that the agency is about to publish a Build America Buy America document with self-certified vendors The agency has created this list to help avoid fraud in the BEAD program But a CommScope executive expressed...
NTIA forecasts a ‘steady drumbeat’ of Volume 2 approvals each week
Many of the Volume 2s submitted by states are 300-400 pages long NTIA has announced eight Volume 2 approvals It expects to announce a steady drumbeat of new Volume 2 approvals every week Evan Feinman, director for the Broadband Equity, Access...
NTIA unveils $420M fund to promote open RAN
It’s time for radio units (RUs) to get their day in the sun The government’s next batch of funds – a cool $420 million – targets the radios that sit atop cell phone towers NTIA expects to start making awards...