Steve Crowley

NTT DOCOMO and SK Telecom publish a white paper on requirements for the evolution of vRAN and the path to AI-RAN. "vRAN has reached a pivotal turning point where it needs to demonstrate its economic efficiency and differentiated value in commercial networks." docomo.ne.jp/english/info/m…

"Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation ("NGSC") hereby requests experimental STA for the period beginning May 1, 2026 through October 28, 2026 to demonstrate over the horizon radar capability for cooperative research and development with the Department of War, Missile Defense Agency. The purpose of the experimental operations is to demonstrate simulated returns of a mobile source for a cooperative demonstration. The proposed testing will be conducted over several HF Frequencies ranging from 3.3 MHz to 29.97 MHz, and will be ground based mobile . . .." apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/repo… apps.fcc.gov/els/GetAtt.htm….

Kuiper Systems: "Amazon Leo seeks authority to use a custom SATCOM user terminal to demonstrate satellite broadband communication user links in Northridge, CA. Amazon seeks to commence testing as soon as possible, by April 15, 2026. The custom SATCOM terminal comprises a standalone Ka-band phased array antenna manufactured by Get SAT connected to an Amazon Leo-developed Merlin ASIC modem chip and radiofrequency transceiver support circuitry on a printed circuit board card (“Amazon Leo Modem Module” or “ALMM”). Amazon seeks to test two Get SAT antennas with the characteristics described in this application connected to an ALMM on the custom SATCOM user terminal. The ALMM provides modulation and demodulation of the Amazon Leo waveform akin to functionality found in Amazon Leo’s first-party user terminals." apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/repo… apps.fcc.gov/els/GetAtt.htm….

Reverse Engineering a LORA RA-02 / Semtech SX 1278 Module youtu.be/82CE98USlU8?si… via @YouTube

Israel radio news: In Feb, a court blocked government's move to close the IDF Radio (Galei Zahal). After Iran war began, Galei Zahal resumed airing on AM transmitters (945 & 1287) which had gone off air in July 2025. Here's a card that Galei Zahal sent me more than 45 years ago!

"In my after-dinner speech, I provide a brief biographical overview of Lodge before focusing on three key ideas Lodge published - ideas that not only influenced the course of wireless history, but also might help us reconcile quantum mechanics with electromagnetism."

My new blog post on Globalstar and all things D2D... tmfassociates.com/blog/2026/03/2…

NEW: The FCC is banning the import of foreign-produced consumer routers, citing national security threats. The move puts more pressure on TP-Link, a China-founded router maker already facing national security probes by the Trump administration: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

"BOVI. Tech hereby requests a Special Temporary Authorization (STA) to operate within the 1435-1525MHz and 2360-2395MHz telemetry bands pursuant to Section 21.25 of the Commission’s Rules. BOVI. Tech requests that the Commission grant it temporary authority to operate on the frequencies centered at 1480MHz and 2380MHz with a 20MHz bandwidth from April 24, 2026 through May 04, 2026 with intermittent usage. As explained below, BOVI. Tech is filing a request to experiment with a SW/HW platform for remotely operating search and rescue systems." apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/repo… apps.fcc.gov/els/GetAtt.htm….

"OmniAir Consortium, Inc. (“OmniAir”) respectfully requests the grant of experimental Special Temporary Authority, “STA” effective May 25, 2026 through June 08, 2026 to conduct bench and field LTE-V Cellular-to-Everything (“C-V2X”) radio device testing at OmniAir’s upcoming Plugfest at the John Hopkins University campus in Baltimore, Maryland and sponsored by Maryland Transportation Authority in Baltimore, Maryland." "Established in 2004, OmniAir is a 501(c)(6) industry association promoting interoperability and certification for Intelligent Transportation Systems (“ITS”), Tolling, and Connected Vehicle technologies. OmniAir provides a certification program for C-V2X radio devices operating in the Upper 30 MHz of the 5.9 GHz Band (5895 to 5925 MHz), offering conformance assessment, interoperability, and security testing to provide “trusted communications” to the traveling public." apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/repo… apps.fcc.gov/els/GetAtt.htm….

Not going as predicted . . .

Globalstar files an experimental application for the 3350-3450 MHz band. apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/repo… At the moment not many details but it's to support development of a "5G advanced coherent distributed MIMO system" according to FCC staff notes. apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/repo…

In a memo this morning, CBS News announced that it will shut down CBS News Radio on May 22. Relied upon by around 700 U.S. stations, it is the 2nd oldest unit of the Paramount-Skydance corporation after Paramount Pictures. For @radioworld_news: radioworld.com/news-and-busin…

Mayo Clinic: "The primary objective of this experiment is to investigate real world examples of wireless links for on-body physiological monitoring systems. Remote patient monitoring research typically focuses on a narrow range of communications frequencies, protocols, modulation formats, etc. This project will explore new communications methods." apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/repo… apps.fcc.gov/els/GetAtt.htm….

Clemson University files for an experimental license to support "an investigation of the most common types of space-weather phenomena in the ionosphere at middle latitudes, including sporadic E layers (Es), medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances (MSTID), and plasma irregularities associated with mid-latitude spread-F conditions (MSF). While these phenomena have been known to radio scientists for many decades, recent, incisive observations have provided new insights into the underlying processes." apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/repo… apps.fcc.gov/els/GetAtt.htm….

L3Harris files "to conduct mobile ground/air tests and characterization from an experimental SATCOM system to various satellite constellations in LEO, MEO and GEO orbits." apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/repo… apps.fcc.gov/els/GetAtt.htm….

"Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (“NGSC”) hereby requests a two-year conventional experimental authorization beginning March 19, 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter, to conduct uplink (Earth-to-Space) testing of an experimental earth station with the U.S.-licensed Space Exploration Holdings Co. (“SpaceX”) Starlink system (ICFS Call Signs S3069). NGSC is currently operating pursuant to a special temporary authorization (STA) for the operations contemplated in this application. The proposed experimentation is for a Global Lightning government-sponsored contract that supports DEUCSI, or Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet, which is a U.S. Air Force program . . .." apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/repo… apps.fcc.gov/els/GetAtt.htm….

"Skyworx Drone Shows, LLC ('Skyworx') requests special temporary authority ('STA') for the operation of unmanned aircraft systems ('UAS') for a UAS light show at a music festival. Consistent with FCC rules, Skyworx outlines below additional details regarding the company, its proposed operations and the public interest justifications for the grant of this application." apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/repo… apps.fcc.gov/els/GetAtt.htm….

Japan’s five leading mobile carriers just unveiled a service that lets users temporarily connect to another carrier's network if their primary service is disrupted by a major disaster. Learn more here. softbank.jp/en/sbnews/entr… #SoftBank #DisasterPreparedness