Federated Wireless Blog

Jennifer McCarthy

FCC Report To Congress: Shared Spectrum For All

Today – November 2, 2018 – the Federal Communications Commission is providing a report to Congress analyzing the results of the 2015 rule changes which created CBRS band and on proposals that identify additional spectrum bands that can be shared between incumbent uses and new licensed and unlicensed services. We’ve said for years, “shared spectrum...

November 2, 2018

Kurt Schaubach

FCC Announces Changes To The PAL Rules

October 23 not only marked the first day of the CBRS Alliance October 2018 All Members Meeting, but the Federal Communications Commission’s October 2018 Open Commission Meeting where yet another shared spectrum milestone was reached. The FCC adopted a Report and Order that modifies the rules governing CBRS in the 3.5 GHz band as a...

October 25, 2018

Iyad Tarazi

The FCC Announced Initial Commercial Deployment of CBRS, Why Wait?

If you’re following the wireless market and have been waiting for an update on CBRS, you aren’t alone. Over the last year, the rules around PAL licenses have been intensely debated, leading some to believe that it is the critical milestone. Because of that, those folks have missed other important milestones that were being hit...

August 1, 2018

Kurt Schaubach

Promoting Investment In Shared Spectrum

Last week marked another milestone in the progress towards CBRS commercialization. Keeping their public commitment to move quickly on resolving final rule changes, the FCC proposed revisions to its rules in the 3.5 GHz CBRS Band.  The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), Promoting Investment in the 3550 – 3700 MHz Band, seeks industry comment on...

October 30, 2017

Kurt Schaubach

What Does Ajit Pai's New FCC Position Mean For Shared Spectrum?

It’s official. This week President Trump appointed Ajit Pai Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Pai is a senior FCC Commissioner, and this quick action will help to maintain leadership and stability within this important government agency. I see this as particularly important to the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) to maintain momentum toward full commercial use...

January 26, 2017