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Your Wireless Connection
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Inside Towers – Verizon spent the most money on the FCC reauction of AWS-3 spectrum licenses. That’s according to the agency’s results, naming the bidders. T-Mobile US and AT&T also picked up ample allocations. In contrast, EchoStar and SpaceX each won just a few licenses. Read More
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Light Reading – FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announced that the Commission will vote on rules to auction 160MHz of upper C-band spectrum, while outlining a timeline that envisions most of that spectrum being lit up by service providers by the end of 2030. Read More
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Inside Towers – In a unanimous 3-0 vote, the FCC proposed new rules to ensure what officials call consistent, reasonable state and local regulations for the deployment of high-speed wireline infrastructure that cut red tape and excessive fees. Read More
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Intelligent CIO – Telecom companies are rapidly evolving from connectivity providers into builders of AI infrastructure, enterprise platforms and sovereign computing capacity. Those that successfully balance investment with financial discipline are positioned to become some of the biggest beneficiaries of the global AI revolution. Read More
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Fierce Network – Anyone wondering why wireless broadband providers are collectively spending $3.5 billion for additional mid-band spectrum should take a look at the latest Ericsson Mobility Report. Mobile network data traffic grew 22% year-on-year and 5% quarter-on-quarter in Q1 2026, reaching 210 exabytes, according to Ericsson. Read More
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American Tower – American Tower Corp. announced the release of its 2025 sustainability executive report and accompanying indices and supplements, which highlight the Company’s progress across its three sustainability pillars: Environment, Social, and Governance. Read More
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AT&T – Public safety has made 75 requests for additional FirstNet support, and the FirstNet Response Operations Group™ (ROG) has strategically placed portable cell sites on hot standby at Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs) and other high-traffic areas for extra redundancy. Read More
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