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Fierce Wireless – Dish Wireless is asking the FCC for permission to conduct field experiments to evaluate high power Citizens Broadband Radio Service operations and its impact on current operations in the band. The application is notable given that Dish was the second largest bidder in the CBRS auction in 2020 and has been lobbying for a higher power level for the band. Read More
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RCR Wireless News – On the heels of agreeing to spend $3.5 billion to acquire formerly-leased 600 MHz spectrum in 17 partial economic areas, T-Mobile US CFO Peter Osvaldik gave an update on how T-Mo’s spectrum holdings, network approach and go-to-market can help it continue to grow long term. Read More
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Fierce Wireless – Verizon may be behind T-Mobile when it comes to deploying its mid-band 5G network, but its executive team remains confident that the company will be a strong contender in the battle for the best 5G network when it completes its C-band 5G deployment in late 2024. Read More
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Inside Towers – ABI Research reports that 5G mobile data traffic worldwide will force network operators to upgrade capacity by or before 2026 with more small cells. Read More
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Fierce Wireless – American Tower says its $10 billion CoreSite acquisition is already outperforming expectations and any edge business that it attracts will only be a positive for the company. Read More
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Inside Towers – 5G cell service has been heavily marketed. But despite sales pitches to property owners, 5G is not affecting conventional cell lease rents, sales or renewals, according to Varnum law firm attorneys Peter Schmidt and John Pestle. Read More
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Light Reading – Fixed wireless access (FWA) technology is gaining significant interest in the US market, as evidenced by T-Mobile and Verizon collectively adding 816,000 new FWA customers during the second quarter of this year. Read More
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Inside Towers – After 34 rounds, gross bidding in Auction 108 was slowly creeping up to $300,000. The FCC’s latest auction offers approximately 8,000 new county-based geographic overlay licenses for spectrum in the 2.5 GHz band (2496–2690 MHz) for flexible use, including 5G wireless. Read More
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Mobile World Live – UScellular was awarded $5.1 million by the Nebraska Public Service Commission (NPSC) to build more mobile sites across rural areas of the state. The operator stated it will use the funding to build sites for mobile and home connectivity in 11 Nebraskan communities. Read More
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