Unlicensed on the Hill: Highlights of the House Energy & Commerce Committee’s 5G Hearing
The House Energy & Commerce Committee held a hearing last week titled “5G And Beyond: Exploring the Next Wireless Frontier.” Committee members heard testimony from key industry leaders, broadband experts and policy advisors on America’s wireless future and the benefits of the increasingly mobile economy.
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Beep, beep, beep. Did your morning start with an alarm you set on your smartphone? Is that smartphone connected to Wi-Fi? We’re willing to bet it is. According to the 2021 Wi-Fi Trends Report published by Comcast, the company connected nearly 1 billion devices last year, and more than a third of those Wi-Fi-connected devices were smartphones: nearly 347 million, to be exact, an increase of 23 times from 2018. Read More “A Day In An American Wi-Fi Life”
It finally happened! After 2 years of webinars, WifiForward hosted its first in-person event with the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) on Thursday, March 3, entitled “From Garage Door Openers to Wi-Fi: The Value of Unlicensed Spectrum.” The event featured keynotes from Reps. Bob Latta (OH-5) and Jerry McNerney (CA-9) and FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr.
Additionally, we had a panel of industry experts — Microsoft’s Paula Boyd, Cisco’s Mary Brown and Broadcom’s Robert Hoffman — who discussed the economic and social benefits of opening the 6 GHz band for unlicensed use. Read More “Reps. Latta and McNerney and FCC Cmr. Carr Tout Unlicensed Spectrum, 6 GHz as WifiForward and CTA Host In-Person Event”
The Consumer Technology Association® and WifiForward invite you to join us next Thursday for “From Garage Door Openers to Wi-Fi: The Value of Unlicensed Spectrum,” an event featuring remarks from Congressional Wi-Fi Caucus co-chairs Reps. Bob Latta (R-OH) and Jerry McNerney (D-CA), and FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr.
Remarks will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by J. David Grossman of CTA. The panel will include industry experts: Paula Boyd, Senior Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs for Microsoft; Mary Brown, Director of Government Affairs at Cisco Systems; and Robert Hoffman, Head of Government Affairs at Broadcom. Read More “Join Us Next Week At CTA’s Innovation House”
We presented this issue to our bank of knowledgeable industry experts for their thoughts in FrequencyPulse.
Our question was, In 2020, the FCC voted to unlock a big swath of spectrum in the 6 GHz band for use by Wi-Fi. How will this decision affect consumers?
This week, FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks spoke with Linda Hardesty of FierceWireless at the Fierce Wi-Fi Summit, highlighting all the benefits that opening the 6 GHz band for unlicensed use will have for Americans across the country. But before he even jumped into all the good the recently opened band has to offer, Starks emphasized that “with 6 GHz, Wi-Fi is really getting its biggest upgrade in nearly 20 years.” Read More “Pick Six: FCC Commissioner Starks Touts Benefits of 6 GHz Band”
In the world of Wi-Fi, we’ve seen a number of developments in both the 5.9 and 6 GHz bands, and while we’ve most recently covered the 6 GHz band, we’re also following 5.9 GHz just as closely.
If you’re here and scratching your head on what 5.9 is about, or just can’t remember all the plays in the epic story of this piece of spectrum to date, we’re here to save you with a short Twitter thread of major “milestones” in this saga of unlicensed vs. unused auto communications spectrum.
Deloitte Global conducted an advanced wireless survey of 437 networking executives from nine countries on Wi-Fi 6 and 5G. Released in December 2021, the study highlighted executives’ attitudes that Wi-Fi 6 and 5G technologies will evolve in tandem — bringing us innovation and solid coverage no matter the circumstances.
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It’s only good vibes (and good spectrum policy) for this edition of our biweekly newsletter, Frequency Pulse (see our past editions on the WifiForward website). This week, we asked our panelists: How can good spectrum policy help to address the digital divide? Read More “Good Spectrum Policy is a Good Start in Addressing the Digital Divide”
The Consumer Technology Association’s CES 2022 was back in Las Vegas this year, giving participants an up-close look at new, innovative technologies from around the tech world. Read More “CES 2022: Gadgets Galore”