Open RAN
NTIA Announces New $420M Round of Open RAN Funding
The second round of the agency's Wireless Innovation Fund will support research and development of open radio units.
Open RAN
The second round of the agency's Wireless Innovation Fund will support research and development of open radio units.
Funding
The funding proposals are for a program with $980 million in funds available.
Digital Inclusion
States are now free to apply for funding to address barriers to broadband adoption.
Expert Opinion
The author argues that Virginia’s firm stand on BEAD funding serves as a beacon for the states.
Net Neutrality
Public interest groups say the practice could allow mobile providers to skirt rules on paid prioritization
Broadband permitting
It's the latest in the agency's effort to streamline permitting for the program.
Funding
Commerce unveiled plans to allocate an additional $1.25 billion in digital equity grants, alongside the capacity grant program.
Artificial Intelligence
Davidson said that the NTIA looked to financial auditing as inspiration for the new proposed rules.
Digital Inclusion
Their Republican counterparts and conservative groups have opposed the agency's low-cost policies.
What's New
It's a time of changing seasons in Washington, and in Rural America.
Tribal
Federal agencies must compensate Tribes or consulting parties for services performed on historical sites.
BEAD
More than 20 think tanks asked Republican lawmakers to push the NTIA to approve lighter touch state plans.
BEAD
NTIA Administrator Alan Davidson announced the first recipient of the digital equity grant program
5G Wireless
The R&D initiative aims to revolutionize 4G and 5G mobile networks by using cloud-based software to reduce deployment costs, provide operational simplicity, and simplify new feature rollouts.
Spectrum
NTIA head Alan Davidson told lawmakers the unpublished study says sharing in the band is not currently feasible.
The NTIA has awarded $13 million to open network projects.