US Ignite introduces the Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) program, a program aimed at enhancing broadband connectivity across rural areas by accelerating the nation’s wireless innovation ecosystem and spreading experimental wireless communications research. Each research platform conceived under the PAWR program will enable at-scale experimentation by supporting the geographic size, technical diversity, and user density representative of a small city or community.

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Professor Ana Garcia Armada offers an introduction to multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) technology. She describes how MIMO has been used to increase cellular capacity in high-traffic networks and developed markets but can also serve as a cheaper alternative to fiber in improving access to remote areas.

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An article examining the roles and consequences of different approaches to 5G market design for innovation. The analysis is grounded in a conceptual framework that explicitly considers the complementarities among networks, applications, and services.

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This amendment to the San Francisco Police Code prohibits owners of multiple occupancy buildings from preventing occupants from choosing their own communications services provider. The ordinance also establishes requirements for providers to access the buildings and creates penalties for owners who do not comply.

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The North Dakota Broadband Plan of 2019 provides the goals, opportunities, and challenges of North Dakota. Goals include making North Dakota a business-friendly environment that allows industry to thrive and promoting anchor-tenant models to leverage public resources to help drive innovation.

A policy paper arguing that the nation should dedicate a sizable share of public airwave spectrum auction proceeds to closing digital equity gaps and establish a reliable, proven vehicle to pursue this task. It outlines spectrum and its regulation, the forces driving the expansion of broadband demand, and precedents for channeling proceeds into public-purpose uses; and lays out a case for endowing a private Digital Futures Foundation to invest in the significant advancements in public-purpose applications and services needed to close the various digital equity gaps for the benefit of all Americans.

In this resource, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies encourage state and local leaders to focus on equitable development that improves the quality of life in communities of color, specifically when it comes to 5G and smart city technology.

The Delaware Department of Technology & Information (DTI) hired CTC Technology & Energy (CTC) in fall 2020 to develop a pragmatic, actionable broadband strategic plan for the State. It focuses on broadband service gaps and “digital equity” through affordable, accessible broadband, ownership or access to well-functioning devices, and possession of the skills needed to effectively use broadband and computers.

This resource from Boston Consulting Group and CTIA discusses the potential benefits of 5G in regard to economic growth and the job market. The report argues 5G will unlock benefits across the US, from densely populated cities to less dense communities. Chief recommendations for state, local, and federal government officials include working toward additional licensed spectrum, developing more efficient deployment policies, and encouraging the upskilling of the workforce to keep 5G's rollout on track.

The 2021 CTIA Annual Survey reveals updated data on wireless technologies and private investment into wireless networks. The survey reveals a large investment into 5G technologies and a startling increase in the number of cell sites in recent years. The survey demonstrates a steady increase in data-only device usage as well as 5G deployment.

This resource documents an analysis of fixed wireless broadband solutions using spectrum and other technologies in the state of Georgia. The report describes associated capital and operational costs and provides a short technical introduction to fixed wireless connectivity.

This report analyzes the current and emerging generation of mobile wireless technologies and compares those technologies to wireline technologies such as fiber‐to‐the-premises (FTTP), cable broadband, and copper DSL across a range of technical parameters, including reliability, resilience, scalability, capacity, and latency. The report also evaluates wireless carriers’ mobile pricing and usage structures. The report concludes that, for both technical and business reasons, wireless technologies are not now, and will not be in the near-to-medium future, adequate alternatives or substitutes for wireline broadband.

This interactive mapping tool illustrates the results of the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) auction. The map can be used to explore license awardees, total money spent, and average cost for each county.

A submitted testimony to the FCC demonstrating how the T-Mobile and Sprint merger would result in substantial harm to public interest and offers no merger-related benefits to the public.

This resource from Chiefs for Change provides an overview of methods schools and wireless providers have used to provide connectivity to students during Covid-19, including providing wireless hotspots, creating partnerships with local service providers, and using CARES Act funding to support educational connectivity.