AT&T a Step Closer to Getting LTE Service on WCS Spectrum - Communications Solutions

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ITEXPO Austin 2012 begins in: 1 Day. REGISTER NOW!   Featured Articles Sitel Plans to Double Workforce of its Erwin Call Center Full Adoption of Cloud Computing Hindered by Innovation and Security Issues RealVNC - Real Mobile Deal DecisionPoint Systems and Verizon Improve Mobile Workforce Efficiency   Sponsored By: INTERNET TELEPHONY Product of the Year Awards INTERNET TELEPHONY will be featuring the 2012 Product of the Year Awards in the January/February 2012 issue. A call for entries has been made for the most outstanding IP Communications solutions. The editorial team will be looking for the solutions that demonstrate the vision, leadership and attention to detail which are the hallmarks of the award. Apply now.   Top Stories » Voxbone Announcing New VoxDID Service Exclusively at ITEXPO Austin » Vectren Extends Customer Support Hours for the Month of October » Cinterion and Sierra Land Top Rankings among Embedded Cellular Module Market » Glass IP Phone: The New Smartphone   From The Expert Corner October 01, 2012 AT&T a Step Closer to Getting LTE Service on WCS Spectrum By Frank Griffin TMCnet Contributing Writer The announcement by FCC (News - Alert) Chairman Julius Genachowski to submit a proposal to FCC commissioners that would allow AT&T the ability to deploy 4G LTE service over Wireless Communication Services (WCS) band comes at time when the company is trying to keep up with Verizon Wireless (News - Alert). Even if it is approved, AT&T will still be far behind because it will take the company an additional two years to achieve what Verizon is about to complete in a short period of time. Telecom companies are clamoring for any available bandwidth with the capability of providing WCS bands for LTE (News - Alert) network because of the increasing demand for data from mobile devices. The proposal the chairman is submitting comes after AT&T petitioned the FCC to allow it to start using 2.3GHz bands currently not being used by satellite radio. Additionally, the company purchased Nextwave, a company with WCS band assets in a deal totaling $600 million. The petition and acquisition of these assets gives AT&T (News - Alert) the tools to move forward, but everything hinges on an approval from the FCC to determine if any regulations have been violated. Back in August at the time of Nextwave’s acquisition the company  said, “ The proposed WCS rule changes and NextWave acquisition represent an alternative approach to creating additional wireless network capacity to help support skyrocketing wireless data usage on Smartphones and tablets... Read More   Featured Video Communications Continuity Roundtable   TMCnet Free Premium Content » Effectively Bridging Lync and Legacy Communication Nodes in a Mixed Environment » Cloud Communications and IVR » The Benefits of Unified Communications in Small and Medium Businesses (SMB)    Latest Blogs » Nokia Lumia 920 Image Stabilization is Real - Look out Apple & Samsung!   Featured Channels » UC GOC - Unified Communications » Business VoIP » Virtual PBX   Webinars Download One of Our Webinars Today to learn about new opportunities to enhance your business. http://www.tmcnet.com/webinar/   Become a TMCnet Columnist! Become a TMCnet columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TMCnet Web site and this newsletter. Contact TMCnet Group Editorial Director, Erik Linask, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

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