This article is part two of a two-part series recapping our panel at Mobile World Congress. A New Horizon for Connectivity Andrew Wiedlea of Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) provided a unique perspective from the national science sector, where neutral host networks enable a more efficient use of shared resources, and massive data production meets the expansive capacity of private wireless for environmental sensing and other scientific endeavors. Wiedlea, who is associated with a national science resource—the high-speed optical network that interlinks Department of Energy labs and facilities—pai ..read more

This article is part one of a two-part series. The future of connectivity beckons with the innovative strides in private wireless networks, as discussed at our recent panel at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona 2024. This event, a convergence of thought leaders from Federated Wireless, Intel, AWS, and academia, explored the trajectory of private wireless, neutral host, and AI, as well as their transformative roles across various industries. Drivers Behind Private Wireless Adoption: The Enterprise Push for Transformation Our CEO, Iyad Tarazi, pointed out that the adoption of private wireless ..read more

We are obsessed with two things at Federated Wireless. Delivering the best customer experience in the industry and relentlessly improving our cloud-native platform to provide the most resilient and high availability shared spectrum solution possible. Fortunately for us, happy customers and cloud-based services with nearly zero downtime go hand-in-hand, which is why we continue to invest in delivering greater availability for CBRS spectrum. Our latest Spectrum Controller release takes that story even further by enabling geo-redundant multi-region architecture for our SAS protocol services to en ..read more

With the integration of 5G technology, a long-heralded new frontier in military capabilities is finally opening up. Our latest brief with FedInsider, “Leveraging 5G as a Federal Innovation Enabler,” featuring insights from William McHenry, COL USMCR ( ret.), Senior Engagement Advisor to the Director, DIU, Salvador D’ltri, Chairman, National Spectrum Consortium; our VP of Solution Architecture Dr. Deepak Das; and Chad Jones, Global Government Lead at KPMG, sheds light on how 5G is set to transform the DOD’s operational landscape. The brief delves into the core of 5G’s impact on the DO ..read more

Federated Wireless, Inc. is one step closer to enabling commercial Standard Power Wi-Fi 6E operations in the 6 GHz band. Today, we submitted our Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC) system lab test report – which we passed with flying colors – to the FCC for its review and approval.  AFC lab testing is one of the final stages in the journey started nearly five years ago to the day when the FCC launched the rulemaking proceeding to open the 6 GHz band to unlicensed devices on a shared basis with incumbent systems. The final stage – the public trial period – is also nearing completion.&nb ..read more

This article originally appeared in RCR Wireless.  If the White House’s $42.5B investment in Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) signals anything, it’s this: While the 5G journey may — at the moment — appear to be slowing, our nation’s digital expansion is not. Estimations of the global market potential remain robust: SNS Telecom & IT‘s latest research report indicates that global spending on private LTE and 5G network infrastructure for vertical industries will account for more than $6.4 billion by the end of 2026. As recently published forecasts by global techn ..read more

This article originally appeared in Government Technology Insider.  Recent successful demonstrations of a private 5G network at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany in Albany, Georgia, showed that the benefits of 5G for military logistics modernization and warfighter readiness will be realized in the form of private networks. According to Thomas Rondeau, Principal Director for FutureG & 5G for the Department of Defense, who observed the April demonstrations: “Achieving a pre-production, state-of-the-art private 5G network built solely by U.S.-based companies is ..read more

This article originally appeared in PolicyTracker.  Defense ministries around the world control a significant amount of spectrum. Thanks to advances in spectrum sharing, there is an opportunity to share some of these frequencies with commercial users, particularly from the mobile industry. But are defense users willing allies? by Richard Handford Policymakers are looking more keenly at how governments use spectrum, with an eye to promoting greater spectral efficiency. There is also an effort among government and regulators to identify more mid-band spectrum for IMT, 5G in particular. Trad ..read more

In April 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) made a groundbreaking decision that would reshape of wireless landscape by opening a substantial portion of the 6 GHz band (5.925 – 7.125 GHz) for operation of Standard Power unlicensed devices under the management of Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC). In response to this historic decision, the Wireless Innovation Forum and WiFi Alliance took the lead to jointly establish the operational framework for AFC systems and devices. After months of close collaboration, earlier this spring these organizations submitted the requirements an ..read more

While Federated Wireless’s partnership with T-Mobile and AWS was front and center at Cal Poly’s converged 4G/5G wireless network ribbon-cutting on May 25, the full ecosystem of partners powering the innovative network went far beyond than what met the naked eye. In fact, other major stars of the show were firmly fixed behind the scenes of Cal Poly’s private wireless network with Neutral Host 2.0 for carrier extension, which operates in the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band and uses a communication hub running on AWS Snowball Edge device to support private connectivity services provi ..read more