Large scale carrier aggregation for the win

The Super Bowl is not only the pinnacle of the American Football season, but it is also the show case event for wireless carrier. Every year, every wireless…

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Lessons from spectrum auctions

The bidding for licenses in the C-Band auction has ended with bids of $81 billion for 280 MHz, surprising most observers. The C-Band auction exceeded the previous record…

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China’s anti-trust authorities march to the beat of their own drum

As China has become a major global economy and grows more assertive on the global stage, the country has discovered the power of anti-trust legislation. While created on…

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Tipping the scales of innovation

When Nvidia announced that it was in the process of buying Arm from Softbank, many analysts and industry observers were exuberant about how it would transform the semiconductor…

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Tipping the scales of innovation

When Nvidia announced that it was in the process of buying Arm from Softbank, many analysts and industry observers were exuberant about how it would transform the semiconductor…

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C Band Auction Takes Off

A week into the C-Band auction, all signs point to an intense struggle for spectrum among the auction participants. With 5G deployments in full-swing, the 280Mhz of mid-band…

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Attempts to Close the Digital Divide — What has worked and what hasn’t?

Over the past 15 years, there have been several government initiatives to expand the adoption of broadband in the United States. At the same time, industry has been…

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European Lessons on Broadbroad — A Look at Germany

For a country that is known for being as efficient, organized, and technologically advanced as Germany, its state of mobile networks constitutes a rare black mark. Germany is…

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Mobile is Colorblind

Stay-at-home orders, school closings, and social distancing have raised the issue of the digital divide in the United States. While the availability and affordability of connectivity is important,…

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Broadband 2020: how the pandemic changed usage and priorities

A new report called “Broadband 2020” by Recon Analytics shows that over 40% of employees in the United States are able to telecommute. The Department of Labor’s Bureau…

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The 4G Decade – Quantifying the Benefits

4G wireless networks powered remarkable economic growth and transformed the way Americans live and work, according to a new report by Recon Analytics and CTIA, the wireless industry…

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