EWA Supports Yet Another Victim of T-Band Freeze            

EWA filed comments earlier this week in support of NSTAR's request for waiver of the T-Band licensing freeze to permit the deployment of additional transmitter sites within the greater Boston, Massachusetts area. This is another instance where a licensee filed an application prior to the initiation of the application freeze, and the application was subsequently dismissed by the FCC given its concerns that the spectral landscape would be adversely affected.  MORE 

Major Stakeholders Attend First T-Band User Group Meeting         

EWA convened its first formal T-Band User Group meeting on October 11 during the Enterprise Wireless 2012 Leadership Summit in Nashville, TN.  Over forty business enterprise and wireless sales and service provider licensee representatives from the eleven major cities impacted by the T-Band freeze attended.  MORE 

New Board Members and Officers Elected            

New board members were recently elected during EWA's Annual Membership Meeting that was held during the Enterprise Wireless 2012 Leadership Summit in Nashville, Tennessee.  Kim Bozman, Teltronic, Beltsville, Maryland; T.J. Kennedy, Raytheon, Sterling, Virginia;  and Geno Viviano, Harris Corporation, Lynchburg, Virginia are the newly elected members of the EWA Board of Directors.  MORE  

Enterprise Wireless Leadership Summit, A Success          

Over 200 attendees including 35 exhibitors came together October 10-12 in Nashville, TN for the Enterprise Wireless 2012 Leadership Summit.  They networked with industry colleagues and leadership and heard about the future of wireless technologies from pioneer entrepreneur and professor Ted Rappaport; heard forecasts about telecom policy-making in a future Democratic versus Republican administration; learned about real world strategies from NEXEDGE® and ConnectPlus system providers; heard about TETRA and DMR Tier III digital standards; considered repercussions and made plans for T-Band users and service providers in EWA's first T-Band User Group meeting; and got a first-hand look at the hot issues within EWA, USMSS, and regional MSS groups. Make your plans to join us in 2013 in St. Louis for next year's event! Details are forthcoming. 

Narrowbanding Deadline Close - Real Close          

There are now just over 67 days until January 1, 2013, and fewer than 48 business days until this narrowbanding deadline is reached.  A valued EWA member suggested that we alert everyone to the fast approaching deadline and to remind members that the forthcoming holidays may make it more difficult to get everything done by the end of the year.   

FCC Weather Report - Canadian Freeze Continues            

Once again, the FCC extended the 800 MHz freeze in the Canadian Border Regions, this time until April 15, 2013, explaining that some incumbents have not yet executed agreements with Sprint Nextel and others are still implementing their rebanding plans.  MORE 

FCC Enforces No Expansion of 25 kHz Non-Narrowbanded System Rule

The FCC recently denied a request for reconsideration submitted by the Boyd Gaming Corporation that sought acceptance of an application after January 1, 2011, that would modify Boyd's license by relocating the center coordinates of the mobile operating area and increasing the service radius from three kilometers to thirty-two kilometers, and adding a narrowband emission designator to the existing wideband emission designator.  MORE   

FCC Seeks to Update Record for Wireless Microphones            

In a recent Public Notice, the Commission has invited interested parties to update and refresh the record pertaining to two specific issues raised in the Commission's 2010 Wireless Microphones Further Notice, specifically whether the Commission should provide for a limited expansion of license eligibility that would permit some wireless microphone and other low power auxiliary station users, which currently operate in the TV broadcast spectrum on an unlicensed basis to operate on a licensed basis under the Part 74 rules applicable to low power auxiliary stations (LPAS); and what steps the Commission should take to promote more efficient use of this spectrum by wireless microphones.  MORE 

T-Mobile Extension Request Denied          

T-Mobile's request for additional time to comply with the substantial service requirement for a number of Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS) licenses has been denied by the FCC. In asking for more time to deploy these 27-31 GHz licenses, in addition to the 4-year extension previously granted to all LMDS licensees, T-Mobile argued that the equipment marketplace had not improved and that LMDS had not yet proven an "attractive alternative to other backhaul technologies."   MORE 

Illegal Jammers Beware          

An Enforcement Advisory was released by the FCC cautioning consumers once again that it is unlawful to use a cellular or GPS jammer that blocks or "interferes with authorized communications, as well as to import, advertise, sell, or ship such a device." The advisory also advises that penalties for such offenses can exceed $100,000 per violation.   MORE