The New FCC Chairman

Posted:  05/02/2013
By:  Virginia Butala

We congratulate Tom Wheeler on his FCC nomination.

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Happy 40th Birthday, Cell Phone

Posted:  04/03/2013
By:  Virginia Butala

We pause today on the 40th anniversary of the first cellular telephone call ever placed and congratulate Mr. Cooper on being awarded the 2013 Marconi Prize for his revolutionary contribution to wireless telecommunications.

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How Sprint Nextel Is Positioning To Win Market Share

Posted:  03/28/2013
By:  Virginia Butala

In exchange for new capital of $8.0 billion and an additional $12.1 billion to be distributed to shareholders, SoftBank will acquire a 70% ownership interest in a new entity known as New Sprint.

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Genachowski and McDowell Out at the FCC but Priority on Spectrum Remains

Posted:  03/22/2013
By:  Shannon Downs

The Senate Commerce Committee, which directly oversees the FCC and from which the FCC receives its suggested priorities, held its first oversight hearing of the year last Tuesday.

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FCC Releases White Paper On Mobile Broadband Spectrum Challenges

Posted:  03/06/2013
By:  Virginia Butala

The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission published a White Paper on February 26, 2013 addressing the challenges facing the United States and many other countries as they try to keep up with mobile broadband demand.  The paper primarily outlined the opportunities and challenges in freeing up both licensed and unlicensed spectrum for mobile broadband.

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Smartcomm Sees an Active Secondary Market for Spectrum Licenses

Posted:  01/29/2013
By:  Shannon Downs

With data traffic reportedly doubling on an annual basis, the demand for spectrum is expected to exceed supply in some U.S. markets starting this year.

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Julius Genachowski: A Great FCC Chairman

Posted:  12/10/12
By:  Shannon Downs

A veteran commission aide with a strong focus on mobile broadband, Smartcomm has always felt that the President made a great choice with Genachowski.

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First Cell Phone Commercial

Posted:  10/3/2012
By:  Smartcomm

Check out the first cellular phone commercial Radio Shack did in 1989!

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Global Data Traffic to grow 16 times by 2017

Posted:  8/24/12
By:  Smartcomm

A market strategy consulting firm focused on the wireless and mobile communications industry, iGR, conducted a new study on mobile data traffic to help forecast where traffic will be in the next few years.

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LTE Network Growth

Posted:  8/23/2012
By:  Smartcomm

A new report from Mobidata and Informa Telecoms and Media explains that LTE adoption is enabling smartphone owners to use high-volume applications on LTE networks instead of being restricted to Wi-Fi. The rapid growth of LTE deployment as well as 4G enabled devices is creating a surge in data usage.

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