Wireless Internet

Chairman Pai Remarks at Americas Spectrum Management Conference
In 2018, I talked about our 5G FAST plan. The plan has three central planks: freeing up spectrum, promoting wireless infrastructure, and modernizing our regulations to promote more fiber deployment.
Microsoft Airband Nextlink Partnership Targets Rural Broadband in Six States
A partnership between Nextlink Internet and Microsoft aims to bring broadband to hundreds of rural communities in six states through the Microsoft Airband program.

FCC Should Take Efforts to Promote Tribal Access to Spectrum
In 2018, the GAO released a report related to spectrum use for broadband services by tribal entities and selected updates.

FCC Establishes First Two 5G Innovation Zones: NYC and Salt Lake City
The Federal Communications Commission announced the creation of its first two Innovation Zones, in New York City and Salt Lake City.

Wi-Fi Alliance Launches Wi-Fi Certified 6 Program
Promising a "new Wi-Fi era," the nonprofit Wi-Fi Alliance industry group launched the Wi-Fi Certified 6 program. The program aims to hold devices that use next-gen 802.11ax Wi-Fi radios to an established set of standards.

How Wi-Fi Almost Didn’t Happen
Wi-Fi officially launched 20 years ago, on September 15, 1999. There are many ways in which Wi-Fi might not have become ubiquitous, and instead HomeRF (home radio frequency) remained a competing standard.