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Regulatory | Spectrum

$2.7M in Federal Funding Targets CBRS, 5G NR Testing

May 28, 2020 | Comments

The Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) Project Office, led by US Ignite and Northeastern University, announced $2.7 million in new funding awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for development work on advanced spectrum sharing technologies.

May 28, 2020 | Comments

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai pushed back on criticism of the FCC’s April order allowing Ligado to begin operations in a letter to lawmakers saying the action will not compromise U.S. safety or security.

May 27, 2020 | Comments

The FCC denied a petition for reconsideration filed by the Virginia Department of Forestry of the Commission’s notice terminating the department’s license to operate on frequency 159.1275 MHz under call sign WQMJ766 at Location 1, the Bull Mountain site, and asking for an extension of the construction deadline to Dec. 31, 2019.

May 27, 2020 | Comments

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Christopher Krebs sent a letter to the nation’s governors encouraging them to provide necessary access and resources to the communications workers helping to keep Americans connected during the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 27, 2020 | Comments

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) filed a petition for stay of the FCC order authorizing Ligado Networks to begin operations. NITA also filed a petition for reconsideration or clarification requesting that concerns of harmful interference to federal government and other GPS devices be resolved.

May 26, 2020 | Comments

Motorola Solutions and Hytera Communications proposed a briefing schedule for Motorola’s theft of trade secrets lawsuit against Hytera that would push the post-trial effort to August.

May 22, 2020 | Comments

The FCC granted Long Island Lighting Company, doing business as Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), a waiver request of the 900 MHz application freeze.

May 21, 2020 | Comments

CommScope filed patent infringement lawsuits against SOLiD, a manufacturer of distributed antenna systems (DAS) based in South Korea. Two actions were filed, one in the Northern District of Texas and another in the United Kingdom.

May 20, 2020 | Comments

German critical communications association PMeV urged the German Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) to grant long-term use of the 410 – 430 MHz frequency range for narrowband trunked radio. The association said voice communications in TETRA networks remains an urgent need.

May 19, 2020 | Comments

The FCC plans to vote on a proposal to spur the transition to Advanced Television Systems Committee 3.0 (ATSC 3.0), the next-generation standard for broadcast TV with several public-safety communications benefits. The declaratory ruling would clarify how long-standing television station ownership rules apply to the lease of spectrum to provide broadcast internet services.