India expects to conclude its 5G spectrum auction by August and for services to be rolled out subsequently, CNBC reported, citing the country’s Telecommunications and Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
The ministry said that the country’s telecoms regulator TRAI is in the final stages of its...
Mexican telecommunications regulator IFT has confirmed that the 5G spectrum auction for mobile services will take place during 2022.
The 5G auction was included in the watchdog's 2022 work plan, which outlines the bidding process for spectrum blocks in the 600MHz, 3.3GHz and 3.5GHz bands,...
Spanish operator Orange announced what it claims to be the largest deployment of 5G in the 700 MHz band in Spain.
The European carrier said it will offer this technology progressively over the course of 2022 in more than 1,100 towns and cities, 820 of...
India seems to be set to auction new frequencies to allow local telcos to launch 5G services as the nation’s Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled plans for an auction later this year.
The official confirmed that operators are expected to launch...
AT&T says C-Band is 'turbo-boosting our 5G'; Verizon says 2022 will be 'most important year in the history of Verizon'
Verizon and AT&T celebrated the long-awaited turn-up of their first operations in C-Band spectrum yesterday, after weeks of delays due to concerns about aviation altimeters...
An airline group has predicted that flight impacts will be 'incalculable'
AT&T and Verizon both confirmed this morning that they have gone ahead with their planned activation of the use of C-Band spectrum, amid dire warnings from the an aviation industry group earlier this week...
Japanese telco NTT Docomo announced that it has developed an antenna system capable of creating a high-frequency mobile communication cell when a small piece of plastic is placed on top of a dielectric waveguide.
In a release, the carrier said that the solid plastic cube...
France is expected to achieve energy efficiency gains from 5G deployments in the most densely populated areas of the country from 2023, according to a study by local telecom regulator Arcep.
Arcep has published a study evaluating different energy consumption scenarios to assess the impact...
An estimated 45% of the U.S. commercial fleet has been cleared for low-visibility landings at some airports where 5G C-Band will be deployed, says the FAA
Days after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued more than 1,400 warnings to pilots about the possibility that on-board...
Belgian regulator BIPT has opened the call for participation in a mobile spectrum auction planned for June this year.
The spectrum auction will provide the first 5G licenses and redistribute key 2G and 3G bands, with a package of spectrum rights also reserved for a...
Baicells Nova 430i will become the first outdoor base station plug-and-play certified with the FreedomFi Gateway
LTE and 5G NR hardware provider Baicells Technologies is working with FreedomFi and CalChip Connect to certify its lineup of cellular base stations with the FreedomFi Gateway.
The gateway utilizes...
Indian telecom operators have submitted comments to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) asking the government to cut the reserve price for 5G spectrum, according to local press reports.
Operators are saying that the reserve price for the 5G spectrum needs to be cut...
In December, AT&T and Verizon agreed to pause their C-Band plans following warnings issued by the FAA that the 5G spectrum could interfere with aviation safety systems
50 U.S. airports have been given 5G buffer zones per an agreement between the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and AT&T and...
South Korea's ICT ministry confirmed it will launch an auction next month to award additional 5G network spectrum for the country's major mobile carriers, local news agency Yonhap reported.
Last month, the Korean government had agreed to open bidding for additional 5G frequencies in the...
Carriers now plan to start C-Band operations on Jan. 19
After putting out a firm statement rejecting requests from the Federal Aviation Administration to further delay activation of C-Band spectrum, AT&T and Verizon have abruptly changed course and agreed to a two-week delay.
Reuters...
Spain planning to open up mmWave 5G with 26 GHz band assignments
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 Transformation recently published a public consultation on the...
Singapore operator Singtel and Ericsson have reached download speeds of 5.4 Gbps in 5G Standalone (SA) New Radio-Dual Connectivity (NR-DC), by aggregating Singtel's spectrum holdings across mid-band spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band and 28 GHz mmWave frequencies.
In a press release, Ericsson said that...
The difference between 5G and 6G
One key aspect where future 6G technology will differ from 5G is softwarization, as several features will become pure software solutions in the 6G era, Chen Chang, Strategic Business Development Director at National Instruments (NI), told RCR Wireless News.
“5G...
FreedomFi co-founder: 'Dish is working with us to enable the use of GAA CBRS spectrum to pioneer an entirely new way to connect people and things'
Dish is piloting the world’s first community-driven, neutral-host CBRS hotspot network in collaboration with FreedomFi, an open 5G networking...
Wireless Broadband Alliance CEO Tiago Rodrigues: 'Wi-Fi 6E will rewrite the rules of what is possible'
In April 2020, the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) made 1,200 megahertz of spectrum available in the 6 GHz band for unlicensed Wi-Fi use, a capability referred to as Wi-Fi 6E. Many called...
Verizon now provides 5G phone service to parts of 87 U.S. cities, 5G Home to parts of 65 cities and 5G Business Internet to parts of 62 cities
Verizon says that is has surpassed its goal of deploying 14,000 new 5G Ultra Wideband, or millimeter...
Spectrum research center funded by the National Science Foundation will focus on spectrum research, workforce development
The National Science Foundation, which has funded 5G projects including a set of testbeds across the country through the Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) program, has established its...
The use of CBRS spectrum in Verizon's LTE network boosts average speeds by as much as 80% in the urban areas where the carrier has deployed those midband airwaves, according to new analysis from Opensignal.
Opensignal looked at average LTE download speeds for the three...
Australian operators Optus and Telstra have secured spectrum in the 850/900 MHz band, Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) said in a statement.
ACMA said that all 16 lots available in the spectrum auction were allocated. The allocation raised a total of AUD2.09 billion ($1.4...
