5G updates for June 2021 include FCC granting an additional 40 licenses for the 2.5 GHz band to address rural Tribal connectivity needs, and several actions to make mid-band spectrum in 3.5 GHz band available for 5G wireless services in Puerto Rico, Guam, and American Samoa
Telecom groups press president, Congress for GPS alternatives
America urgently needs alternatives to GPS and the government must fund efforts to make that happen. So say separate documents sent to President Biden and senior members of Congress earlier this month.
On May 6, the government’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) issued its “Report to the President on Communications Resiliency.” The next day the industry group Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) sent letters to Congress. Both organizations identify the need for alternatives to GPS to support telecommunications and other critical infrastructure. Both also urge government funding for the effort.
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Virtual event to take place the week of July 19-23, 2021; Will feature expanded coverage of International deployment status and considerations, as well as the latest examination of issues vital to the successful deployment of the STIR/SHAKEN Call Authentication Framework and the ongoing efforts to combat illegal Robocalls and Caller ID Spoofing
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