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wireless spectrum

Tarana sees more opportunities ahead for urban FWA

Tarana thinks its new G2 platform can help expand fixed wireless access in big cities Urban FWA usage has gone up, but capacity issues are still prevalent Tarana’s tech also supports four-carrier integration across licensed and unlicensed spectrum, said CEO...

Op-Ed: My not-so-hot take on EchoStar’s big spectrum sellout

Dish’s wireless dream crashes and burns as Boost’s network heads for shutdown Was it inevitable? Not necessarily, but a series of misfortunes and missteps paved the way for failure Now all eyes are on EchoStar’s ambitions for a D2D network....

More EchoStar spectrum could be up for sale soon

Analysts think EchoStar’s remaining spectrum will likely be put up for sale  SpaceX and T-Mobile have reportedly expressed interest in buying  EchoStar may keep some 2 GHz/AWS-4 spectrum for its direct-to-device ambitions AT&T’s $23 billion EchoStar transaction is set to...

Now we wonder: Where does the Trump/Musk blowup leave EchoStar?

Charlie Ergen’s EchoStar is at the center of two FCC investigations The FCC may act slower as a result of Thursday’s blowout between President Trump and SpaceX owner Elon Musk New Street analysts revised their view on satellite sharing in...

WISPA harbors ‘strong concerns’ about the big bill that just passed the House

WISPA is glad to see more spectrum being teed up for auction But the House reconciliation bill doesn’t protect the CBRS band, leaving it vulnerable WISPA urged the Senate to make sure the CBRS, 5.9 GHz and 6 GHz bands...

FCC questions EchoStar about how it’s using 5G spectrum

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is launching an investigation into EchoStar’s use of certain spectrum licenses Elon Musk’s SpaceX accuses EchoStar of barely using the 2 GHz and AWS-4 bands and says the FCC should open the 2 GHz band up...

T-Mobile tees up 800 MHz for sale to Grain, with upshots for utilities

This is the 800 MHz spectrum that Dish Network/EchoStar wanted to buy several years ago but didn’t have the finances for it Grain Management plans to use the spectrum to serve utilities across the country In exchange, T-Mobile is getting...

Carriers prepare for battle to fill US spectrum pipeline

New Street Research analysts figure 500 MHz+ of spectrum could end up in U.S. carriers’ hands over the next four years They estimate the value of these bands at $160 billion based on prior transactions That sounds like a lot...

Prospects for lower 3 GHz look better than ever for 5G

Commerce secretary nominee Howard Lutnick provided new hope for the 5G industry during his confirmation hearing  Lutnick said he leans toward the commercial sector vs. the federal government  His comments come as the wireless industry seeks to wrest 3 GHz...

High praise all around for Trump FCC nominee Olivia Trusty

Sources say she’s a conscientious, hard worker The expectation is her nomination will sail through the Senate Industry insiders are hopeful the new administration and Congress will work together to release more licensed spectrum Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica...
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