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8 Telcos to test "cognitive" wireless technology from xG Technology (Comment on IEEE 802.22 WRAN standard)
A group of eight telecom providers will begin field testing a mobile technology that relies on unlicensed spectrum and frequency hopping to optimize broadband connectivity. The carriers, which are located across the country — in states ranging from California to Florida — will build on an earlier VoIP trial of xG Technology’s “cognitive” wireless platform,… Read more
CLEAR 4G WiMAX Innovation Network is Now Open for Developers in Silicon Valley
In an exclusive article, Clearwire details logistics, goals and objectives for the "4G" CLEAR Developer’s Network in Silicon Valley. Largest 4G WiMAX "sandbox" for developers covers more than 20 square miles in Santa Clara, Mountain View and Palo Alto, California. At the September 17th Telecom Council Carrier Connections conference, Clearwire’s Allen Flanagan provided an overview… Read more
AT&T’s 600 MHz Deployment with Ericsson: Turning Low-Band Spectrum Into Coverage and Uplink Capacity
Executive Summary: AT&T has selected Ericsson to supply 600 MHz dual-band radios for deployment of the low-band spectrum it recently acquired from EchoStar. The equipment choice is notable not simply because it activates new spectrum, but because it enables AT&T to introduce uplink-enhancing eight-receiver (8RX) technology across its low-band holdings for the first time. AT&T… Read more
SNS Telecom & IT: Private 5G for the Defense Sector to hit $2.5 Billion by 2029
SNS Telecom & IT’s latest research report indicates that cumulative spending on private 5G networks in the defense sector will reach $2.5 billion between 2026 and 2029. The military has a longstanding history of leveraging wireless communications, and some of the most significant wireless-related innovations of the 20th century originated in the defense sector. With significant advances in… Read more
Analysis: Cohere’s $28M U.S. DoD FutureG ISAC contract; OTFS vs OFDM; 6G-NR/IMT 2030 RIT standards outlook
Executive Summary: Cohere Technologies has won a $28 million U.S. government contract funded by the FutureG Office within the U.S. Department of War (previously called the Defense Department or DoD) to develop a multi-waveform RAN prototype for integrated sensing and communications (ISAC), with Cohere’s Zak-OTFS as a core waveform alongside conventional OFDM [1]. The DoD… Read more
Analysis of AWS-3 Spectrum Results: Verizon Wins Big; Urban Capacity vs. Propagation
AWS-3 Auction Results: Of the $3.57 billion total spent in the recent AWS-3 auction, $3.2 billion of it was accounted for by Verizon alone (bidding as Cellco Partnership). That bought it 82 of the 200 licenses on offer, with the price premium explained by a bias towards high value urban licenses. The remaining AWS-3 spectrum… Read more
Analysis and Implications of Deutsche Telekom’s potential full acquisition of T-Mobile
Deutsche Telekom is Europe’s largest telecommunications carrier with 273 million mobile customers in 50 countries. The German telco is reportedly considering a move to take full ownership of T-Mobile US by raising its stake from roughly 54% to 100%, thereby converting the publicly traded U.S. carrier into a wholly owned subsidiary. This potential merger/acquisition would represent a… Read more
ABI Research: 6G Radio Installed Base by Region from 2029 to 2034
According to ABI Research, fewer than 0.35 million 6G-supported radios are expected to be deployed worldwide at the end of 2029. That’s understandable, because those “6G radios” will be pre-standard deployments. The IMT 2030 Radio Interface Technology (RIT) standards won’t be completed till the end of 2030! By 2034, around 7.2 million 6G radios will… Read more
Analysis & Implications of the Communications Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Analysis Center (C2 ISAC)
The Communications Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Analysis Center (C2 ISAC), announced today, is a private sector-only nonprofit dedicated to strengthening defenses across the U.S. telecommunications industry. The founding members of C2 ISAC are: AT&T, Charter Communications, Comcast, Cox Communications, Lumen Technologies, T-Mobile, Verizon, and Zayo. The board of the nonprofit organization will comprise the chief… Read more
Analysis: Nokia’s strong growth in Optical Networks and AI network infrastructure
Executive Summary: While Nokia’s first-quarter profitability improved across all reported metrics, year-over-year comparisons were significantly affected by a €120 million ($140 million) non-recurring charge recorded in the Mobile Networks business in the prior-year period. On a comparable basis, net profit increased 93% to approximately €295 million ($345 million). Despite ongoing cost restructuring initiatives, the company’s… Read more