Spectrum

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Fourth-generation Qualcomm X65 Modem-RF System features mmWave/sub-6 GHz aggregation, supports 3.5 Gbps uplink speed Editor’s note: Qualcomm provided travel, lodging and other accommodations associated with the Snapdragon Tech Summit. KONA, …

The government of India expects local operators to launch 5G service in some parts of the country by mid-August 2022, local newspaper Business Standard reported. According to the report, a …

Airtel claiming a national “first” with 700 MHz 5G trial Indian operator Bharti Airtel has launched what it claims to be India’s first 5G trial in the 700 MHz spectrum …

Singapore regulator IMDA awarded 2.1 GHz spectrum for 5G Singapore carriers secured additional spectrum for the provision of 5G services after local regulator Infocomm Media Authority (IMDA) awarded spectrum in …

ABI Research forecasts that approximately 90% of 5G cell sites in emerging markets will be operating with support for a combination of sub-6 GHz bands by 2026. In a release, …

A CBRS-based neutral host offers substantial benefits compared to legacy Distributed Antenna System (DAS)-based approaches, says Geoverse The Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando is getting a pilot, private Citizens Broadband …

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) and the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) have expanded their parthersnip to further TIP’s Open AFC Software Group and help drive global adoption of Wi-Fi in …

Auction now shifts to an assignment phase for individual spectrum blocks The 3.45-3.55 GHz auction of 100 megahertz of midband spectrum has wrapped up its first phase after 151 rounds, …

Australian operator TPG Telecom has announced it has reached over 85% 5G population coverage in ten of Australia’s largest cities and region. The carrier reached this level of coverage in …

Indian operators Reliance Jio Infocomm, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea have received a six-month extension from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to conduct 5G trials, according to local press reports. …