Many of the Big Tech companies’ consumer and commercial products and services rely on access to a broad array of spectrum resources and Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Meta are all ardent supporters of unlicensed and shared spectrum policies. In varying degrees, the four companies are also increasingly interested in the… Read more...

Google’s extensive line of connectivity products and solutions typically rely on the use of unlicensed spectrum resources across a wide array of bands, while it also partners with holders of licensed spectrum, operating as an MVNO to deliver its Google Fi Wireless service and its Distributed Cloud Edge private 5G… Read more...

Google is a key supporter of unlicensed mid-band spectrum, along with unlicensed 60 GHz spectrum. Google is active in the private network space and has several initiatives focused on satellite connectivity. Google has extensive experience with database-managed spectrum sharing solutions. Read more...

Amid mounting antitrust and regulatory scrutiny, Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft continue to advance spectrum policy agendas across an range of spectrum bands and sectors. The four strongly support unlicensed spectrum policies—particularly in the 3.5 GHz, 6 GHz and 60 GHz bands—and spectrum sharing models. Amazon, Google and Microsoft are… Read more...

Google has extensive experience in cloud-based spectrum sharing in the CBRS 3.5 GHz band. The company is a key supporter of unlicensed mid-band spectrum, along with unlicensed 60 GHz. Google is active in the private network space and is also venturing into the satellite connectivity space. Read more...

Amid the woes of the "Big Tech" companies in 2022, including wide-scale layoffs and project scale-backs, in 2023, Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft continue to advance spectrum policy agendas across an array of spectrum bands and sectors. Spectrum sharing and unlicensed spectrum are high on the spectrum policy agendas of… Read more...

Google has extensive experience in cloud-based spectrum sharing in the CBRS 3.5 GHz band and is now positioned as an automated frequency coordination (AFC) system operator in the 6 GHz band in the US. The company is a key supporter of unlicensed mid-band spectrum, along with unlicensed 60 GHz. As… Read more...

Amazon, Meta (née Facebook), Google and Microsoft continue to focus on unlicensed spectrum but their interest in licensed spectrum—for both wireless and satellite communications—is growing. Read more...

Google has extensive experience in cloud-based spectrum sharing in the CBRS 3.5 GHz band and is now positioned as an Automated Frequency Coordination System Operator in the 6 GHz band in the US. It is a key supporter of unlicensed mid-band spectrum, along with unlicensed 60 GHz. Read more...

Amazon, Google, Facebook and Microsoft continue to lobby for the opening of mid-band spectrum resources for unlicensed and flexible use, with varying positions on licensing rules for mmWave bands. All four OTT players are positioning, in varying degrees, to move into telecom networks markets as vendors supporting 5G, edge computing… Read more...