Elon Musk's SpaceX has acquired $17 billion worth of EchoStar's wireless spectrum, dramatically boosting Starlink's satellite-to-cell coverage. Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home ...

Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies.

Depending on who’s talking, the wireless spectrum auction that starts on Jan. 24 will significantly change the mobile and wireless landscape in the U.S., or it won’t have much impact at all. Some ...

Microsoft researchers have designed a scheme for measuring whether licensed radio frequencies are actually being used so unlicensed devices can use it, something that may become necessary as demand ...