---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20190319053739.GA16326@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 05:37:39 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: FCC Opens Up Experimental Spectrum for 6G Testing By Bob Stott The launch of 5G isn't even really a totally done deal yet, but that's not stopping U.S. regulators and tech companies from starting to turn their attention ahead to the next-next generation of wireless connectivity. As reported by CNET, the Federal Communications Commission unanimously voted this past Friday to begin opening up experimental "terahertz wave" spectrum that could eventually help pave the way for 6G products and services. This particular spectrum falls in the 95 GHz to 3 THz range, whereas the 5G band sits between 6 GHz and 100 GHz. https://www.dealerscope.com/article/fcc-opens-up-experimental-spectrum-for-6g-testing/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20190319045912.GA16120@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 04:59:12 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Verizon Connect Digital Tachograph delivers stronger visibility of driver status Verizon Connect Digital Tachograph delivers stronger visibility of driver status By Mark Salisbury With the launch of Verizon Connect's Digital Tachograph fleet managers can now download digital tachograph files and driver activity from anywhere, helping drive European tachograph regulation compliance, increase vehicle uptime and streamline day-to-day processes. https://www.fleetpoint.org/telematics-2/verizon-connect-digital-tachograph-delivers-stronger-visibility-of-driver-status/ - - Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ***** Moderator's Note ***** Rise-of-the-machines department Driverless semi-tractors aren't on our roads yet, so trucking companies are doing the next-worst thing: micro-micro managing every sub-optimal gear shift, every one-minute-over-allowance bowel movement, and every thirty-seconds-too-long pee break. Of course, such "helicopter oversight" deprives drivers of the chance to talk to other truckers at rest stops and fuel depots, and thus to find out where roads are bad or under repair, where conditions are dangerous, or where weighing stations are open. Their bosses are assuming that crowd-sourced apps such as "Waze" are just as good, but drivers know that such sources are often innacurate, and that using them is just as dangerous as texting-while-driving. Bill Horne Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20190319045418.GA16097@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 04:54:19 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Verizon Confirms That Yes, 5G Will Cost You Extra >From the nothing's-shocking dept By Karl Bode By now we've established that while fifth-generation (5G) wireless will result in faster, more resilient networks, the technology has been over-hyped to an almost nauseating degree. Yes, faster, lower latency networks are a good thing, but 5G is not as paradigm-rattling as most wireless carriers and hardware vendors have led many in the press to believe. 5G is more of a useful evolution than a revolution, but it has become the equivalent of magic pixie dust in tech policy circles, wherein if you simply say "it will lead to faster deployment of 5G!" you'll immediately add gravitas to your otherwise underwhelming K Street policy pitch. Throughout all of the hype, carriers have been really hesitant to discuss what's perhaps the most important question: how much will 5G cost? After all, next-generation connectivity is only going to help boost broadband competition if it's both ubiquitous and affordable, two things the US wireless industry has never really been known for. And now that the carrier lobbyists have effectively convinced the Pai FCC to neuter itself, that question has only become more important. https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190313/14545341794/verizon-confirms-that-yes-5g-will-cost-you-extra.shtml -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <90632FDF-7A1F-437E-8089-C3617BAF8213@roscom.com> Date: 18 Mar 2019 21:24:58 -0400 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: U.S. Campaign to Ban Huawei Overseas Stumbles as Allies Resist The Trump administration's effort to ban Huawei from overseas wireless networks has suffered from questions over whether the Chinese telecom company poses a threat. By Julian E. Barnes and Adam Satariano WASHINGTON - The Trump administration's aggressive campaign to prevent countries from using Huawei and other Chinese telecommunications equipment in their next-generation wireless networks has faltered, with even some of America's closest allies rejecting the United States' argument that the companies pose a security threat. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/17/us/politics/huawei-ban.html ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Wed, 20 Mar 2019