During a hearing held by the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology yesterday, Jonathan Adelstein, president and CEO of the Wireless Infrastructure Association, discussed the wireless industry’s commitment to serving an increasing number of Americans with broadband access. Titled, “Connecting America: Broadband Solutions to Pandemic Problems,” the hearing addressed the recently marked-up legislation known as… Continue »
SBA Communications and Tilson have joined Purdue University to create a 5G “living lab,” called NineTwelve Convergence, which will feature 5G networking and wireless connectivity. It is set to open in June in Purdue’s Discovery Park District. “The 5G testing center is an important addition for Discovery Park District’s strategic goal of providing cutting-edge connectivity… Continue »
T-Mobile and Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners, in collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology, have created the 5G Connected Future incubator program, which is designed to support the growth and development of entrepreneurs and startups working on 5G. The new 5G incubator, located in the city of Peachtree Corners’ 500-acre smart city technology park,… Continue »
The U.S. Department of Defense has begun deployment of a Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS)-enabled private 5G wireless network. Federated Wireless is heading up the deployment, which includes AWS, Cisco, JMA, Vectrus, Perspecta Labs and Capstone Partners, and is designed to modernize the Marine Corps Logistics Command warehouse operations in Albany, Georgia. A broad set… Continue »
Partners with multiple, smaller tower companies in 5G network push After signing only two leasing agreements with Crown Castle and Vertical Bridge over the last six months, Dish Network spread its net much wider this week, signing seven more tower agreements in its effort to construct a cloud-native, Open RAN-based 5G wireless network. “Securing strong… Continue »
Republican members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today released what they called the “Boosting Broadband Connectivity Agenda” in the form of a 28 bills. Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Republican Subcommittee Leader for Communications and Technology Bob Latta (R-OH) issued a statement about the bills. They said the bills aim to… Continue »