FCC's Carr Seeks More Focus on 5G, Including on Challenges
With 5G needing "substantial and sustained infrastructure deployment," the FCC's newest member wants "more attention on this issue and potential solutions," including job training, he told a Labor Department workshop Tuesday on wireless apprenticeships and workforce development. Acknowledging "no direct…
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regulatory role for the FCC," Commissioner Brendan Carr noted a "shortage of skilled workers that can deploy the small cells, distributed antenna systems, and other network facilities." The move to fifth-generation wireless networks "is going to require substantial and sustained infrastructure deployment," an up to 100-fold increase in small cells and millions of miles of new fiber, said prepared remarks from Carr, leading a wireless infrastructure proceeding. "This transition could result in $275 billion in network investment." With federal, tribal, state and local laws "not tailored" for this, he cited FCC moves including a twilight tower public notice on the agenda for commissioners' Dec. 14 meeting (see 1711220026). Ericsson sees a billion 5G subscriptions globally for enhanced mobile broadband by 2023 (see 1711280034).