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Light Reading – Financial analysts have been preparing for a slowdown in the US wireless market for months now. However, it has not materialized, and one big reason may be the surprising number of business customers signing up for mobile services. Read More |
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Fierce Wireless – Dish Network announced it intends to offer about $2 billion aggregate principal amount of its senior secured notes. Net proceeds of the secured debt offering are intended to be used for general corporate purposes, including the buildout of wireless infrastructure. Read More
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Fierce Wireless – As U.S. 5G wireless operator deployments progress from widespread coverage to densification of the networks, the three big public tower companies are anticipating 2023 will be less about 5G macro network coverage and more about small cells and edge computing. Read More
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Enterprise IoT Insights – Swedish vendor Ericsson has completed the rollout of a private LTE network for regional US electric utility Evergy, covering 20 cell sites in Kansas and Missouri. Investor-owned Evergy is the largest electric company in Kansas. Read More
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Enterprise IoT Insights – Regional electric utility Xcel Energy signed a 20-year license deal with Anterix to lease its 900 MHz spectrum for private LTE across its service area in eight western and midwestern states to support grid modernization. Read More
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The Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) will host a briefing December 1 as part of USTDA’s Vietnam 5G Ecosystem Reverse Trade Mission (RTM) in which USTDA will host leaders from Vietnam’s ICT and 5G sectors who are interested in exploring partnerships and opportunities with U.S. companies related to 5G. Please find additional information and the link to register for the Business Briefing here.
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Advanced Science News – Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) systems consisting of units that can be directed to avoid obstacles and eliminate communication shading areas are a promising emerging candidate to solve current indoor 5G communication problems. Read More
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RCR Wireless News – The Federal Communications Commission is forging ahead with identifying potential new spectrum to repurpose for cellular systems and has launched a new inquiry into the use of up to 550 megahertz of spectrum at 12.7 to 13.25 GHz. Read More
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Airports International – A private wireless network has been trialed at Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport with use cases including mobile device data connectivity, high definition moving maps for workforce automation and sensors for infrastructure monitoring and maintenance. Read More
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Light Reading – American Tower appears to be preparing a private wireless networking demonstration in support of Amazon’s upcoming re:Invent trade show that would include “robotic in-store cleaners within mall stores.” The test will run in the 3.5GHz CBRS spectrum band. Read More
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