09 Aug, 2021 FCC's New 4G LTE Mobile Broadband Map: Are You Covered? By Angela Y. Kung On August 6, 2021, the FCC released a brand new, first-of-its-kind, mobile broadband map, showing mobile 4G LTE voice and broadband...
21 May, 2021 More Than One Million Households Enroll for the FCC's Emergency Broadband Benefit By Angela Y. Kung The FCC announced that more than one million households have enrolled in the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program in only one week since...
29 Apr, 2021 Broadband, 5G, and the SpaceX Between By Angela Y. Kung On April 27, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") released an Order granting an application filed by SpaceX to modify its...
09 Feb, 2021 CTIA Study Shows Massive Financial Benefits From 5G Deployment By T. Scott Thompson This is an important study on the benefits to the Country of 5G deployment. There is a lot of information in the study, but it's clear...
08 Dec, 2020 Largest Auction for 5G Spectrum Starts Today! By Angela Y. Kung Today the FCC kicks off bidding in its auction for spectrum in the 3.7-4.2 GHz band, known as the C-band, to support 5G services. Many...
07 Dec, 2020 Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Auction Concludes By Angela Y. Kung Taking the single largest step so far to bridge the digital divide, the FCC announced that bidding in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund...
04 Dec, 2020 Farewell and Thanks, Chairman Pai By Angela Y. Kung I distinctly remember when Ajit Pai took the helm as Chairman of the FCC in 2016. I had just joined the agency's Wireless Bureau and was...
20 Nov, 2020 Use of 3.5 GHz Spectrum for Smart Factories By Angela Y. Kung Intriguing piece highlighting ways that non-traditional bidders in FCC auctions are planning to deploy their spectrum holdings for...
17 Nov, 2020 FCC Acts to Help Difficult to Serve Areas with 5G By Angela Y. Kung Taking additional steps to help close the digital divide, the FCC released a Public Notice on November 16, 2020, adopting an "adjustment...
12 Nov, 2020 FCC Qualified Bidders for C-band Auction By Angela Y. Kung The FCC has announced those parties that are qualified to bid in its highly anticipated C-band auction, important mid-band spectrum for...
12 Nov, 2020 What is mmWave Spectrum? By Angela Y. Kung For those who are as interested in spectrum as I am, this is a great breakdown of how spectrum supports 5G systems.
12 Nov, 2020 5G Networks for Everyone By Angela Y. Kung Just a few examples of how the FCC's recent decision to open up mid-band spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band is helping shape the future of 5G...
10 Nov, 2020 Wireless 5G Networks in 2021 By Angela Y. Kung Interesting discussion about wireless network trends expected in 2021. Among other things, governments here and abroad are expected "to...