The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is undertaking what The Washington Post calls the “extraordinarily complex” task of transitioning the country’s air traffic control system from a radar-based to a GPS-based aviation control system … Read More
Congratulations to all of the winning bidders in the recent AWS-3 auction in the US. This auction represents the most ever spent on spectrum—almost $45 billion in gross proceeds. The development and management of an effective transition strategy will be critical to successful deployment and help protect your spectrum investment … Read More
A key part of any microwave radio transmission project is frequency coordination and licensing. When done correctly, these services enable a system to be built on-time and on-budget while avoiding potential interference conflicts … Read More
On July 18, 2014, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) issued a long-awaited joint public notice outlining coordination procedures for the soon to be auctioned 1695–1710 and 1755–1780 MHz bands in the United States … Read More
With the US Federal Communications Commission’s AWS -3 Auction scheduled for November 18, the wireless industry is once again faced with the prospect of purchasing spectrum encumbered with thousands of federal government assets. Like the AWS-1 auction in 2008, many of the government assets will require … Read More
Did you know that a large healthcare system likely has the highest concentration of wireless spectrum usage in one area, second only to naval vessels? That’s my opinion, at least, but I think it’s a pretty safe bet. This spectrum supports not only the regular wireless devices … Read More
As the end of the year approaches, it is typical to look forward with predictions for the upcoming year. One prediction I will not make is that wireless operators will run out of spectrum in 2014 … Read More
It’s a bit like “the dog ate my homework” excuse, but if a friend says, “I couldn’t call you because my cell phone wouldn’t work due to a beer refrigerator and a fluorescent light,” you had better believe him! Because it just might be true … Read More