Media & Events

As the leading national association for business enterprise wireless users and the manufacturers, resellers and communication sales and service providers that serve the land mobile radio industry, the Enterprise Wireless Alliance is dedicated to delivering to its members news, information and events that can support their businesses. 

  • Through the Wireless Leadership Summit, EWA creates opportunities for members to work together to define the future of the industry. 
  • In publications like the Enterprise Wireless Insider, EWA provides information and insights that can help keep members' businesses on track.

In addition, EWA offers opportunities to the media to tell stories about the use of wireless communications in businesses across the United States. Please see EWA's Press Kit to learn more.

To learn more about the Enterprise Wireless Alliance, please see the 2016 Annual Report.

 

Recent News

900 MHz Application Freeze Waivers

10/04/2019

As reported in the last Insider, the FCC has recently granted, with conditions, a waiver request filed by Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi, LLC to deploy its replacement system on an equal number of 900 MHz band Business/Industrial Land Transportation (B/ILT) channels outside the proposed broadband allocation. However, the FCC was not so favorable with two other waiver requests:

IIot Coalition Seeks Expanded Eligibility for Private Enterprise

10/04/2019

In March, the FCC proposed new rules regarding the partitioning, disaggregation and leasing of spectrum.

Batting 100% - Pai Reports on 5G FAST Plan

10/04/2019

On September 24, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai told attendees of the Americas Spectrum Management Conference that the U.S. is entering a new phase of its 5G deployment: the “confluence of technological advances that is unlocking major breakthroughs.” This new phase is being ushered in by the three points of the FCC’s 5G FAST plan:

 

Recent Enforcement Actions, October 4, 2019

10/04/2019

Notices of Violation

Issued to J & J Broadcasting, registrant of three antenna structures in Cary Township, Wisconsin, for the following violations:

Status - Mid-Band 800 MHz Interstitial Channels

10/04/2019

EWA understands that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) later this year may proceed to license 800 MHz interstitial channels in areas where rebanding has been completed, rather than waiting for rebanding to be completed along the Mexican Border. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the information required by the FCC to process these applications was published in the Federal Register in June.

Troublesome T-Band Interference Issues

10/04/2019

EWA members and others operating in the T-Band are experiencing interference issues from TV Channels 16 and 14. There are three ongoing issues with interference from TV CH16, which is assigned for Public Safety only use in Los Angeles and New York and for General Use in Dallas. The situation in Los Angeles involves a secondary Low Power Television (LPTV) Service station, while those in NY and Dallas involve full-power TV stations. Interference investigations are still in the fact-gathering stage, and the timing of further action is unknown.

 

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