India seeks to levy a 5% spectrum usage charge on satellite operators, resolving a major regulatory hurdle which could accelerate the launch of LEO and MEO broadband services in the country.
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A new service launched by Nokia this week gives operators a preview of 'AI-native' features baked into its latest mobile core products.
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Wireless contractors and tower workers who lost lives on 9/11 are remembered — including General Telecom, which lost 13 employees, and the 70 contractors attending an American Tower presentation when the first plane hit.
Read Full ArticleIn this issue: NATE Leads 12-Group Coalition Pressing Senate Commerce to Advance Thumann Severs’ FCC Nomination, FCC Sets Sept.
Read Full ArticleAT&T is stripping out its legacy copper network and making fiber and wireless the core of its business – with a converged service, enterprise push, and adjacent satellite integration all…
Read Full ArticleA new report from Connect Europe urges the European Union not to ban Huawei while acknowledging that open RAN has gone nowhere.
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Over 7.5 million Kyivstar customers have now connected to its hybrid terrestrial/non-terrestrial system in Ukraine, which was made to overcome wartime challenges.
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T-Mobile CFO Peter Osvaldik says SpaceX's Starlink is not a competitive threat in wireless and lambasted the company's various mobile network plans.
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AT&T CEO John Stankey dismissed SpaceX small cell strategy at Goldman Sachs Communacopia, saying random femtocell deployment cannot match terrestrial mobile architecture requiring low/mid-band spectrum and building penetration.
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Wireless communications are being stretched to new limits across a host of uses and technologies: From preparation for 6G cellular networks and implementation of AI in the RAN, to current…
Read Full ArticleBroadband Forum’s Matter API could give operators a second shot at the smart home – not by winning consumers with another app, but by making the gateway the neutral platform…
Read Full ArticleNATE led 12 communications and public safety groups in urging Senate Commerce to advance Severs FCC nomination. Former Crown Castle government relations attorney, she has firsthand permitting experience and understands contractor-carrier tensions.
Read Full ArticleVerizon installed six 36-ft small cell poles in Beaufort, SC plus nine more approved in Bluffton. 4G/5G Ultra Wideband, activation by end of 2026. Permits through SCDOT and city code development.
Read Full ArticleGSMA report shows Asia Pacific mobile emissions rose 20% since 2019 as data traffic surged 350%. Japan and Australia cut emissions 30%+ with renewables, while Southeast Asia operators matched just 4% of electricity with renewables.
Read Full ArticleNokia’s new Cognitive Operations edge-compute platform for the mining sector, initially, looks familiar, and raises questions about the sale of its ECE business and its retreat from the ‘campus’ end…
Read Full ArticleSteven Vondran, president and CEO of American Tower, said that the current phase of network deployment is increasingly focused on capacity rather than coverage In sum – what to know:…
Read Full ArticleNATE spearheaded coalition of 12 industry groups backing Severs FCC nomination, citing her Crown Castle background and deep knowledge of state/local permitting processes that wireless contractors face daily.
Read Full ArticleNRECA urged NTIA to overhaul BEAD program, calling current approach misguided. Cooperatives cite delayed implementation, shifting guidance, and unrealistic funding. Some members including Delta-Montrose Electric declined BEAD awards over new rules.
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With Spain's prime minister seemingly a useful ally, Spanish telcos remain enthusiastic customers of Huawei despite Europe's efforts to ban it.
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UK telcos urged Ofcom to relax planning rules at Connected Britain event. VodafoneThree CNO Andrea Dona requested raising antenna height limits from 6m to 8m on rooftops and ground mast limits from 20m to 25-30m to enable 5G upgrades.
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TSI Tower Services in Chandler, AZ ceased operations mid-August, leaving up to 80 employees without final paychecks across Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Nevada. Health insurance lapsed May 31 while premiums continued being deducted.
Read Full ArticleThe FCC’s clearance of AT&T’s EchoStar spectrum deal is starting to look like more than a paper transaction to the contractors who’ll actually build it out.
Read Full ArticleCOMMENTARY: John Stankey, AT&T’s chairman and CEO, recently posted a thought on LinkedIn worth reflecting on: technology doesn’t build itself, and the people who build it deserve to be seen.
Read Full ArticleATIS has published a Next G Alliance whitepaper that recommends what spectrum will be needed by 2030 to support the commercial rollout of 6G.
Read Full ArticleAT&T is adding Amazon Leo to its enterprise connectivity mix as satellite moves deeper into terrestrial networks – and European operators eye D2D spectrum and US regulators push to expand…
Read Full ArticleCTIA's 2026 annual survey finds Americans used 159.3 trillion MB of wireless data in 2025, which is 20% more than in 2024.
Read Full ArticlePrivate Indian telcos strongly oppose TRAI's proposed 5G network slicing rules, arguing that they could increase regulatory burdens and restrict flexibility
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FCC plans to vote Sept 30 on unlocking over 1,000MHz in 12GHz and 42GHz bands for satellite broadband and in-flight connectivity. Also proposing to free up to 1,459MHz in Ku/Ka-bands and modernize UWB spectrum for AI-enabled sensing applications.
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Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica and Vodafone are in talks to form a consortium to bid for EU mobile satellite spectrum for D2D, reports Bloomberg.
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