Government Intervention And Fast Fiber

Faster speeds were the name of the game last month as the White House set an agenda aimed at speeding up 5G development, and carriers revealed faster networking services in new locations. At the same time, Net Neutrality continued to make headlines in October.

Here are some of the recent attention-grabbing headlines that have been keeping the telecom industry on its toes.

The White House Sets Agenda For U.S. Wireless Spectrum

In an effort to speed up 5G development, the White House last month issued a memo called "Developing a Sustainable Spectrum Strategy for America’s Future," in which President Trump set a 180-day timetable for executive departments and agencies to report to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross their anticipated future spectrum requirements, as well as a comprehensive review of current frequency assignments and usage.

Moving forward, a report will be generated on emerging technologies and their impact on non-federal spectrum demand. There will also be an annual report on spectrum progress, and the White House set a 270-day timetable to generate a long-term National Spectrum Strategy that will take a look at increasing use through airwave sharing and flexible-use licenses.