French mobile operator Free Mobile, a subsidiary of Illiad, said its 5G network continues to be the largest in terms of cell sites, which results from its rollout on 700 MHz frequencies. The carrier also uses those airwaves to provide LTE services.
The operator's...
The industry organization Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) said that it is tracking at least 370 companies around the world that have been or are investing in private mobile networks, with 5G deployments beginning to gain momentum.
The number includes trials and pilot deployments, commercial...
Canadian carrier Bell’s 5G services already reach more than 40% of the country’s population and are on track to reach 70% coverage by the end of the year, the company’s CEO Mirko Bibic, said during a conference call with investors.
“We secured 30% of the...
5G New Radio offers mobile operators access to new frequency bands, such as the C-Band, 3.3 to 4.2 GHz spectrum, as well as access to millimeter wave (mmWave) bands. This has helped operators to create 3 main spectrum categories for 5G: (i) Low Band...
The Office of the Communications Authority of Hong Kong (OFCA) officially invited interested parties to join the auction of radio spectrum in the 600 MHz, 700 MHz, 850 MHz, 2.5/2.6 GHz and 4.9 GHz bands.
The Communications Authority (CA) had announced on March 30th that...
Australian carrier TPG Telecom has entered into an agreement to acquire additional 5G spectrum holdings in the 3.6 GHz band from Dense Air.
Once the transaction is complete, TPG Telecom’s 3.6 GHz spectrum holdings will increase from the current 60 megahertz to 90 megahertz in...
The government of Canada raised a total of CAD8.9 billion ($7.2 billion) in its auction of 3.5 GHz spectrum, which will be used by local carrier to further expand 5G services in the country.
The spectrum auction, initially set to take place in June 2020...
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) may not change the existing reserve price of spectrum in the 3.3-3.6 GHz band for the launch of commercial 5G services in the country, Indian newspaper The Economic Times reported, citing a source with knowledge of the...
Singaporean mobile operator M1 Limited launched a commercial trial of its 5G Standalone (SA) network, the telco said in a release.
The Asian operator highlighted that its 5G SA network is up to 10 times faster than the 4G network and four times quicker than...
Verizon added an average of 161 MHz of C Band spectrum nationwide to its portfolio, more than doubling its existing mid-band spectrum
Using its recently acquired C Band spectrum, Verizon teamed up with Samsung Electronics on an end-to-end fully virtualized 5G data session in a...
Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) is seeking views from the public and industry on the potential use and allocation of the 2.1 GHz spectrum band for 5G.
The regulator said that the band is currently used for 3G services and will expire at the...
The Spanish government raised a total of 1.1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) in the 700 MHz spectrum auction, with local operators Telefónica, Vodafone and Orange securing these key frequencies to expand 5G services.
The Spanish Ministry of Economic Affairs detailed that the government raised around...
In 2016, data showed that more than 34 million people, as a result of where they live, do not have access to decent broadband service
Multi-Tech Systems released a Wi-Fi Access Point (AP) that will enable one-to-many connectivity to families with more than one child...
Spanish operator Telefonica has officially announced its decision to award the contracts to deploy its 5G standalone (SA) radio networks across Spain to Nordic vendors Ericsson and Nokia.
The deployment of Nokia and Ericsson 5G SA networks will be carried out on the 3.5 GHz...
Korean carrier KT and compatriot tech company Samsung Electronics have launched what it claims to be the first 5G Standalone (SA) in the country, Samsung Electronics said in a release.
For this commercial launch, Samsung provided KT its end-to-end 5G network solutions from Radio Access...
Spanish carrier Telefónica confirmed that it will participate in the auction of the 700 MHz band for 5G, which will be held next week.
JoaquÃn Mata, Director of Operations, Network and IT at Telefónica Spain, said: “Telefónica has a clear commitment to the development of...
T-Mobile doubled its lead in 5G download speed over the competition, according to OpenSignal
OpenSignal’s latest 5G user experience report concluded that T-Mobile US, for the third time in a row, had the fastest download speed during the time period measured. In fact, the carrier’s...
Brazil is expected to carry out its 5G spectrum auction in August and not in July as had been previously announced, local news site Teletime reported, citing the country’s Communications Minister Fabio Faria.
Faria, who spoke at a ministerial panel at MWC 2021, did not...
Qualcomm president: 'The global deployment of 5G mmWave is inevitable and essential'
Qualcomm revealed at MWC 2021 that the Snapdragon 888, its 5G mobile platform announced in December 2020, is getting an upgrade. The new model, the Snapdragon 888 Plus, offers an increased Qualcomm Kryo...
June greetings from Davidson/ Lake Norman, Dallas (TX), and the mountain town of Murphy, NC. After a busy week, the Briefer took some R&R time with friends in the mountains. Pictured is the Chatuge Lake view from the Chatuge Shores Golf Course which is on the...
The new Ericsson Cloud RAN offering includes support for 5G mid-band and Massive MIMO deployments
With help from Intel, Ericsson has extended its Cloud RAN (Radio Access Network) offering to include support for 5G mid-band and massive MIMO deployments. Ericsson’s expanded portfolio will leverage Intel’s...
Ligado Networks said that it has received approvals from the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) on specifications that will allow the deployment of 5G in its L-band spectrum.
Specifically, Ligado said that 3GP approved a new 5G New Radio band n24 and some updates to...
The Canadian government kicked off on June 15 an auction of 5G frequencies, a process that had been delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The tender will award licenses to operate spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band. The spectrum auction, initially scheduled for June 2020,...
The private CBRS network will connect an elementary school and three housing locations in the school's district
Intel and AWS have partnered with Megh Computing, a provider of a real-time, AI-based Video Analytics Solution (VAS), to deploy a Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) private network...
