Today, WifiForward released the following statement reacting to the Senate Commerce Committee’s budget reconciliation text:

“The Senate’s spectrum proposal gives the FCC the flexibility to ensure that Wi-Fi will continue to support the important public policy goals envisioned by the Trump Administration in 2020, including generating trillions of dollars in economic value for the U.S. economy, advancing U.S. interests globally against China, and delivering fast, reliable connections to American households across the country. While a clear carve-out is preferable, we look forward to working with policymakers to ensure that consumer needs are put first as the bill continues through the reconciliation process.”

Washington, D.C. – As Congress continues to debate budget reconciliation legislation, some have suggested that the upper 700 megahertz of the unlicensed 6 GHz band should be repurposed for licensed mobile services. A new study released today shows that this approach would cause significant economic losses over the next two years alone, forfeiting $2.11 trillion in U.S. economic value by 2027.  Read More “PRESS RELEASE: New Report Shows Repurposing Upper 6 GHz Band for Licensed Use Would Cost Trillions in Economic Benefits”

Today, WifiForward released the following statement reacting to the House Energy & Commerce Committee’s budget reconciliation text: Read More “STATEMENT: WifiForward Reacts to the House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Budget Reconciliation Text”

Washington, D.C.- A new report released today by WifiForward underscores the high economic stakes of ongoing policy discussions surrounding spectrum allocation in the 6 GHz band. The findings reveal that limiting Wi-Fi to just the lower 500 MHz of the 6 GHz band could forfeit over $1.74 trillion in U.S. economic value over the next two years alone.

Read More “PRESS RELEASE: Restricting Wi-Fi From Operating In The Upper 6 GHz Band Could Cost U.S. Trillions, New Study Finds”

Americans are buying Wi-Fi 7—the latest generation of Wi-Fi—faster than any Wi-Fi generation to date—and real-world testing helps explain why. In the first phase of a new field trial, the Wireless Broadband Alliance and CableLabs evaluated Wi-Fi 7 in a typical residential environment, comparing performance across different channel sizes in the 5 GHz and 6 GHz bands.  The 6 GHz band importantly enables 160 MHz or 320 MHz wide channels that are unavailable in the 5 GHz band, which in this test used 80 MHz wide channels.

Read More “BLOG: New Testing Highlights the Benefits of Wi-Fi 7, Wide Channels and Why [7125-7250 MHz] Should Be the Next Spectrum Band for Wi-Fi”

New Report: More Spectrum Needed to Combat Projected Wi-Fi Congestion

Within 5 years, as many as 54 million Americans will be at risk of Wi-Fi congestion and exhaust as demand for Wi-Fi skyrockets. Allocating additional spectrum for Wi-Fi will help mitigate the projected congestion, but lawmakers must act now.

Read More “PRESS RELEASE: New Report: More Spectrum Needed to Combat Projected Wi-Fi Congestion”

It’s not every day that a decision at a federal agency unlocks trillions of dollars in economic value for our country, makes the U.S. a global leader, and benefits consumers daily. But that is what happened at the FCC five years ago today.

Read More “BLOG: Five years later, the Trump FCC’s 6 GHz decision is a massive success to be built on”

It may be obvious that you need Wi-Fi to do your job – whether you’re working in an office, from home, in a coffee shop, or at your small business. But Wi-Fi doesn’t just allow millions of Americans to do their jobs; Wi-Fi is creating millions of jobs year after year – and that job creation is only expected to grow. Read More “BLOG: Wi-Fi Delivers Millions of American Jobs”

New Study Confirms Wi-Fi is Driving Creation of Tens of Millions of American Jobs 

Wi-Fi generated more than 7 million American jobs in 2023 alone, projected to grow to 21 million jobs by 2032  

Washington, D.C – A new study released today finds that Wi-Fi is fueling robust job growth in the United States, with more than 7 million jobs created in 2023 alone. This new analysis, which builds on a prior 2024 study of Wi-Fi’s contribution to economic value in the United States, finds that Wi-Fi is projected to create more than 13 million jobs in the United States by 2027 and approximately 21 million jobs by 2032. Read More “PRESS RELEASE: New Study Confirms Wi-Fi is Driving Creation of Tens of Millions of American Jobs “

Shouldn’t Spectrum Go Where Demand Is?

Big Cellular is once again demanding from Congress more exclusive spectrum, despite bragging to Wall Street they already have “almost unlimited” spectrum – enough to meet demand for “years and years and years.” Lawmakers should see through this tired playbook and look at the facts:

Read More “BLOG: Shouldn’t Spectrum Go Where Demand Is?”