DoD RFI asks about possibility of owning and operating its own domestic 5G networks
In a newly published Request for Information, the Department of Defense is asking for insights on how it could operate its own domestic 5G networks and use Dynamic Spectrum Sharing across...
Saudi Arabian telco Mobily announced a partnership with Ericsson to trial 5G on the 800/1800 MHz band using Ericsson Spectrum Sharing technology.
The trial showed 5G capabilities in a real-world environment over a live network, including tests of speed and latency, the vendor said in...
Qualcomm focused on extending mmWave range for fixed wireless access
Ericsson, Qualcomm Technologies and U.S. Cellular said they have successfully achieved the first extended range 5G NR millimeter Wave (mmWave) data call in the U.S. on a commercial network.
The extended-range data call was completed in...
In-building 5G mmWave solutions will bring high throughput, great capacity, high reliability indoors
Verizon has begun trials with Samsung, and recently completed similar trials with Corning, that test new 5G mmWave in-building solutions, which the operator hopes will extend the footprint of its 5G network...
Only 18% of U.S. consumers have heard of and understand the difference between the 5G network band types such as mid-band or high-band (Millimeter Wave) currently available in the U.S., according to the latest Mobile Connectivity Report from NPD’s Connected Intelligence.
The report also showed...
The C Band network consists of an Ericsson 64T64R AAS radio, baseband and Router 6000
Ericsson has reached what its calling "a new performance benchmark" on its live C band network with 16-layer downlink Multi-user MIMO technology, delivering enhanced spectral efficiency. The demonstration, featuring 16-layer...
Following up on White House and Department of Defense efforts to open up another 100 megahertz of midband spectrum for mobile networks, the Federal Communications Commission is set to vote later this month on plans for 3.45-3.55 GHz.
Chairman Ajit Pai announced yesterday that he...
Ofcom is releasing 80 megahertz of spectrum in the recently cleared 700 MHz band
Following a four-year process involving retuning nearly 20 million TV sets, Britain has officially cleared its 700 MHz band of airwaves, which frees up much-needed capacity for 5G services. The government...
Verizon spent the most on CBRS Priority Access Licenses -- nearly $1.9 billion -- but Dish Network landed the most licenses, at more than 5,400. Cable companies hauled home significant numbers of PALs, while US Cellular won more PALs than T-Mobile US and AT&T...
The 5G data call achieved a 'farthest-ever connection' of 3.8 kilometers
Qualcomm Technologies, Casa Systems and Ericsson have completed an extended-range 5G New Radio data call over millimeter-wave spectrum, which according to the companies, is the world’s first. Performed in regional Victoria, Australia on June...
Qualcomm Technologies and Ericsson said they have completed interoperability tests for 5G standalone (SA) carrier aggregation across both FDD/TDD and TDD/TDD bands.
The partners explained that 5G carrier aggregation technology allows operators to use multiple sub-6 GHz spectrum channels simultaneously to transfer data between base...
Australian operator Optus has completed what it claims to be the world’-s first 2.3 GHz + 3.5 GHz 5G non-standalone carrier aggregation call, the company said in a release.
The call -- made in Sydney, in collaboration with Ericsson and using Samsung’s Galaxy S20 5G...
The CBRS Priority Access License auction has concluded after 76 rounds and raising more than $4.58 billion in bids.
The auction of spectrum at 3.55-3.65 GHz, which began July 23, was the single largest auction by number of licenses that the Federal Communications Commission has...
The Priority Access License bidding is down to just 10 licenses still being contested. The Federal Communications Commission seeks to move bidding along by adding a fifth daily round of bidding, starting tomorrow.
After 67 rounds, Auction 105 has raised more than $4.58 billion in...
Broadcast bands cleared for mobile services ahead of 2021 auction
U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom announced it has completed the three-year process of clearing spectrum previously used to host broadcast services, ahead of auctioning it to mobile carriers next year.
The project to clear the 700 MHz...
This week's guest is RCR Wireless's very own Executive Editor Kelly Hill. She takes us through some of her CBRS spectrum auction coverage and explains why she thinks video streaming is the best recent technological advancement. Hint: It involves "My Little Pony."
The government of Australia announced allocation limits for the country’s next 5G spectrum auction, which is scheduled to occur in March 2021.
In a release, the government said that the 26 GHz auction will be the first time high-band 5G spectrum will be made available...
As the Priority Access License auction closes out another week of bidding, the focus of bidders has narrowed, with fewer than 100 licenses still in contention.
Bidding in the Priority Access License auction moves to four rounds today; four additional rounds are scheduled for Monday.
After...
The Priority Access License auction has raised $3 billion in bids after 34 rounds. The number of licenses that are still seeing competitive bids is now at about 256 counties out of the more than 3,200 counties in the U.S. and its territories.
According to analysis...
White House and Department of Defense officials have announced plans to commercialize another 100 megahertz of highly desired midband spectrum for terrestrial 5G use, with an auction happening as soon as next year.
The airwaves from 3.45 GHz-3.55 GHz are adjacent to the Citizens Broadband...
The Priority Access License auction appears to be winding down, with licenses still in contention in fewer than 350 U.S. counties out of more than 3,200.
As of the close of 28 rounds of bidding, the auction had raised nearly $2.2 billion in bids from...
A little more than a year ago, Federated Wireless announced that the network of sensors that it had built out along the nation's coastlines was ready to commercially support operations in the Citizens Broadband Radio Service shared spectrum at 3.5 GHz.
That Environmental Sensing Capability...
After 23 rounds, the Federal Communications Commission’s Priority Access License auction has raised a little more than $1.6 billion in bids from its 271 qualified bidders.
The PALs with the highest prices as of the close of Round 23 are:
Los Angeles county, CA: $16...
U.K. regulator Ofcom announced plans to hold a 5G spectrum auction in January 2021, rejecting calls from some carriers which had suggested a direct allocation process rather than a traditional sale.
In a statement, Ofcom stated the auction would cover the sale of 80 megahertz...
