ACT in Financial Times – Upstream Players in the Internet of Things Seek to Double Dip
On Friday, the Financial Times published a letter from ACT president Morgan Reed on the escalating debate over standards essential patents and the internet of things (IoT) in Europe. The letter is behind the paywall here, but you can read the full text below. Upstream Players in the Internet of Things Seek to Double Dip Sir, Ed Crooks’ article “Industrial futures” (June 28) touched on an issue vital to companies and regulators in Europe: who are the Internet of Things [...]
Myth Busters: What Critics Don’t Want You to Know About TV White Spaces
We recently wrote about the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and other critics’ opposition to using television white spaces (TVWS) as one of the ways to close the digital divide in rural America. Since Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai has deemed August “Rural Broadband Month,” citing the impact on 23.4 million rural Americans without access to broadband, we are growing increasingly incredulous with the opposition from NAB and others. If NAB and their surrogates are to be believed, [...]
Cutting Through the Static: Television White Space Opportunities for Rural Agriculture
In his testimony to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecom, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai reiterated the vital need to close America’s digital divide. During his remarks, the chairman projected that broadband auctions would allocate $6.5 billion for rural broadband expansion over the next decade, a small price to pay for the huge opportunities and efficiencies afforded by increased connectivity. ACT | The App Association supports the FCC’s focus on improved availability of broadband in new [...]
FirstNet is Developing An Applications Ecosystem With Public Safety
By FirstNet Director of Applications Mark Golaszweski The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) was created to equip America’s first responders with state-of-the-art communications tools, enabled by the first nationwide interoperable, wireless broadband network. But FirstNet is doing much more than building a communications network: the organization is also working to drive continuous innovation over the Network – including the development of an open, integrated applications ecosystem tailored for public safety users. Through FirstNet’s outreach to public safety, first responders have [...]
Tuning into Telehealth: How TV White Spaces Can Help Mississippi Tackle the Diabetes Epidemic
There has been dramatic market shift in rural broadcasting. Since the early ‘90s, “bunny ear” attachments to television sets have been disappearing. This shift has especially impacted broadcasters due to more American eyeballs shifting towards other portals for access to quality programming. This phenomenon has led to an increased availability of unlicensed spectrum bands and an opportunity to utilize unused television white spaces (TVWS) for the overall benefit of the American populace. One such example is in the telehealth space. [...]
TV White Spaces are an Important Piece of the Rural Broadband Puzzle
ACT | The App Association applauds Congress’s action to restore the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to its full strength by holding a confirmation hearing for Chairman Ajit Pai, Jessica Rosenworcel, and Brendan Carr. With a full dais, the FCC can move forward on tackling the important issues we face in the tech industry, including rural broadband. Broadband deployment has been on the minds of legislators and regulators, and television white spaces (TVWS) have been proposed as one of the solutions [...]