When it comes to 5G, no band is perfect. In low bands, 5G coverage is maximized and cell sizes can be quite large, the performance of 5G New Radio is limited because of smaller available channel bandwidths. Meanwhile, high-band, millimeter-wave 5G deployments have a...
'There are not a lot of easy bands left' says NTIA senior advisor
With both mmWave and midband 5G auctions concluded and development and/or deployment underway for existing spectrum releases, one of the biggest spectrum question now is: What’s next?
Conversations on spectrum policy are shifting...
T-Mo asked to be able to use new 2.5 GHz licenses for 5G while the FCC does its post-auction review
T-Mobile US has asked the Federal Communications Commission to allow the carrier to immediately use of hundreds of 2.5 GHz licenses across the U.S....
Who has been buying midband 5G spectrum, how much and what did it cost them? Operators will be making return-on-investment calculations based a combination of spectrum prices plus the operational and capital expenditures involved in deploying the spectrum. Here are the results of the...
First woman to lead ITU pledges to work toward "meaningful connectivity"
The International Telecommunications Union has elected Doreen Bogdan-Martin as secretary-general, the first woman to lead the organization in its 157-year history.
Bogdan-Martin currently serves as director of the ITU's Telecommunication Development Bureau, a position...
Amid renewed conversations around the re-authorization of the Federal Communications Commission's auction authority for spectrum and what a new spectrum pipeline might look like, the Aspen Institute brought together government and private-sector stakeholders to work on a framework and action plan for a national...
The government of Spain said that national 5G concessions will have a starting price of 7.5 million euros each
The Spanish government has kicked off the process to auction more spectrum for 5G mobile services in the country.
The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital...
Ligado Networks has cancelled plans to begin a 5G trial network that would have operated in northern Virginia and was expected to begin operations shortly.
Ligado had planned to begin operations in airwaves at 1526–1536 MHz by September 30, according to a status update...
Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISPs) are feeling some of the same pain hurting the rest of the tech world, not to mention the global economy. According to Cambium Networks’ sixth annual WISP survey conducted this summer, optimism about the future — while still high...
LG Electronics said the 6G test was completed at the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI) in Berlin
Korean tech company LG Electronics said it has successfully tested the wireless transmission and reception of terahertz (THz) data as part of research into future 6G systems.
In...
Qualcomm powers Samsung, Sharp and Sony devices featuring 5G Standalone Dual Connectivity compatible with NTT DoCoMo network
Japan's NTT DoCoMo in December activated a 5G Standalone (SA) network using both mmWave and mid-band frequencies. Users with compatible devices can now use 5G NR Dual Connectivity...
The Federal Communications Commission's auction of 2.5 GHz overlay licenses wrapped up last week after about a month of bidding. Winning bidders have been announced, and as expected, T-Mobile US used the auction as a way to bolster its 2.5 GHz holdings at a...
Vodafone Idea secured midband 5G spectrum in 17 circles and millimeter-wave spectrum in 16 circles across India
Indian telco Vodafone Idea said that the launch of 5G services in the country will depend on several factors such as the evolution of use cases, customer demand...
Competitors are still bidding over who wins a single license in Guam
Guam is turning out to be an unexpected gem for the 2.5 GHz auction, with competition for licenses there drawing out the final rounds of the most recent of the U.S. midband...
Auction bids are approaching $420 million
The Federal Communications Commission is speeding up bidding in the ongoing 2.5 GHz auction, nudging it to a quicker conclusion by upping the number of daily bids from four to six.
Six rounds are being held today and another...
Fewer than 200 licenses are still seeing competition
The Federal Communications Commission's auction of 2.5 GHz overlay licenses continues to wend toward its end, with fewer than 200 licenses out of about 8,000 that were still under contention as of Round 52.
Comparatively, about 300...
The government of India recently issued 5G spectrum assignment letters
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has officially allocated spectrum to telecom operators, with the issuance of a spectrum assignment letter for 5G networks.
Meanwhile, the country’s Telecommunications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has requested that telecom service providers...
Results of a NSF study on the FCC order is set to be released on September 9
A bipartisan group of Senators is again pushing for the Federal Communications Commission to reverse its 2020 decision that allows Ligado Networks (formerly LightSquared) to use spectrum previously...
"Now we're going into the long tail" of the auction, says Sasha Javid, Bitpath COO and auction tracker
The 2.5 GHz auction has hit its stride with the move to four rounds of bidding per day. After a first-day total of more than $100 million,...
Viavi is supporting 6G research activities at the Northeastern University, the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Surrey
Viavi Solutions said it is supporting global academic and industry research into future 6G systems through its new 6G Forward program.
In a release, the...
Through this process, the DoT aims to unlock and sell a total of 5,500 megahertz of spectrum
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has formed an internal group with the aim of developing a plan to include the 37.0-42.5 GHz range as international mobile telecommunications (IMT)...
An appeals court has upheld the Federal Communication Commission's decision to reallocate a portion of the 5.9 GHz band to unlicensed use, including Wi-Fi, rather than continuing to reserve the whole swath of spectrum for intelligent transportation systems.
The decision, released Friday by the...
KDDI, NTT DoCoMo, Rakuten Mobile and Softbank have all deployed mmWave 5G
Right now mmWave 5G deployments are focused on adding capacity to congested network hot zones, places like stadiums, music venues, shopping malls, transit hubs and dense central business or downtown areas. In addition...
Bid total passes $170 million
The Federal Communications Commission has doubled the number of daily bidding rounds in the ongoing auction of 2.5 GHz overlay licenses, moving today from two rounds to four.
The bidding total continues to move up slowly, and as of Round 15,...
