The US and its allies managed to block a move by China to open up the 6 GHz band Beijing uses for 5G mobile wireless communications to global use — a move that would have empowered Chinese telecom firms such as Huawei.
By Theresa HitchensA new approach to speed, scale and efficiency for the industrial base
Radars, EW, EO/IR, space imagery, and microelectronics are brought under one roof for a streamlined approach to common people and factories.
The lawsuit is the latest in a decade-spanning battle between Ligado and opponents in government.
By Theresa Hitchens
STRATCOM’s Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Center is focused primarily on repelling threats from Russia and China, but DoD also faces a potentially crippling spectrum grab by US commercial 5G wireless giants.
By Theresa Hitchens
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine is planning to release on Sept. 9 its review of the impacts on DoD use of GPS – just a few weeks before Ligado plans to go live.
By Theresa Hitchens
DoD wants 5G systems based on open architectures that allow plug-and-play operations and avoid vendor lock.
By Theresa Hitchens“There’s a lot of inefficiencies in the process. But it’s basically a fight, with each community pressing its case to its own regulatory body,” says Jennifer Warren, Lockheed Martin’s vice president for technology, policy and regulation.
By Theresa Hitchens An unprecedentedly quick 15-week review identified 100 mHZ of spectrum, now heavily used by military radars, that will be auctioned off in December 2021.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Why cloud modernization is critical to multi-domain operations
JADC2 is a forcing function, driving digital transformation of network infrastructure.
“I’m very confident going forward that we’ve made a decision that is based much more on sound engineering as opposed to some of the fear mongering that we’ve heard,” FCC Chairman Ajit Pai says.
By Theresa Hitchens
NTIA is not aiming at eventual regulations; rather voluntary sharing of critical information about software supply chains.
By Theresa Hitchens DoD never entered its own classified testing into the record during the Ligado proceedings, according to FCC chair Ajit Pai, “despite the fact that we have procedures in place for filing classified materials with the FCC — procedures other agencies routinely have followed.”
By Theresa Hitchens “The impact is significant, and it’s unacceptable,” Gen. Jay Raymond told the Senate Armed Services Committee.
By Theresa Hitchens
