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...
After 16 rounds, the Federal Communications Commission's Priority Access License auction has raised a little more than $1 billion in bids from its 271 qualified bidders.
The PALs with the highest prices as of the close of Round 16 are:
Los Angeles county, CA: $8.2...
The Samsung 64T64R CBRS Massive MIMO radio operates over the entire CBRS spectrum with an IBW of 150MHz
Samsung delivered its first Federal Communication Commission-certified, 5G-ready CBRS massive MIMO solution in July of 2019. The solution, based on the 3GPP Release 15 standard, is capable...
The Priority Access License has raised nearly $832 million in bids after 13 rounds, including more than $56 million in the 13th round.
The auction continues to show an unusual bidding pattern, compared to typical auctions that are dominated by large mobile network operators focused...
Auction moves to three daily rounds
After seven rounds of bidding, the Priority Access License auction of Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum at 3.5 GHz has raked in $554 million in bids, as of the close of the seventh round of bidding.
The auction continues to...
The Priority Access License auction was meant to be unlike anything the industry has seen before. The sheer number of licenses and their county-level size were designed to attract new types of companies to spectrum-holding and make it feasible for them to compete for...
Dutch telcos VodafoneZiggo, T-Mobile and KPN have all secured spectrum allocations in the first 5G auction held in the Netherlands.
In a release, the government said that the country’s three main mobile operators acquired a total of 26 separate licenses, spending €1.23 billion ($1.42 billion)...
With PAL auction set to start, the final phase of CBRS commercialization is not far off
The Priority Access License auction for the Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum at 3.5 GHz will begin on Thursday, with a field of 271 bidders vying for the largest-ever...
Facing Huawei rip-and-replace, Vodafone needs to reallocate capital
U.K. telecommunications group Vodafone has called for the U.K. government to abandon an upcoming spectrum of 5G spectrum following the government decision to ban the use of Huawei gear in future networks.
Vodafone U.K. CEO Nick Jeffrey said...
India’s Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani confirmed that the conglomerate’s mobile Jio Platforms engineers designed and developed a "complete 5G system" from scratch.
The executive said that Jio Platforms’ 5G kit will be ready for trials as soon as spectrum is available, with field deployments...
NTIA: 3450-3550 MHz "is a good candidate for potential spectrum sharing"
In its hunt for additional midband spectrum that could be cleared or shared to make more room for mobile networks, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration says has identified a "good candidate": Spectrum from...
Mobile network capacity augmentation and fixed wireless access broadband are the two use cases driving early deployments in the shared Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum at 3.5 GHz, according to industry experts. More than 270 bidders are set to participate in the upcoming auction...
Claro using Ericsson's Dynamic Spectrum Sharing technology
Brazilian mobile operator Claro, owned by Mexican telecommunications group America Movil, announced it will start offering 5G services in limited areas in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro on July 14.
In Sao Paulo, 5G services will be available...
GSA: 135 5G devices are already commercially available
Earlier this week, the Global mobile Supplies Association (GSA) reported that there are now 317 devices around the world that support 5G. Of those, 135 are understood to be commercially available, up from 112 5G supported devices...
The Federal Communications Commission is usually enthusiastic about opening up additional spectrum for commercial use. Not in the case of the T-Band—which has long been used by public safety agencies in some major cities, but under a Congressional mandate, has to be auctioned off...
With just a few weeks to go before the auction of Priority Access Licenses for the Citizens Broadband Radio Service band at 3.5 GHz, 271 bidders are set to compete for the more than 22,000 licenses across the U.S.
The FCC's list of qualified bidders...
Execs aiming for nationwide 5G coverage this summer
Between the FirstNet build out, low-band 5G expansion and limited introduction of dynamic spectrum sharing, AT&T's network team has been busy this year. By the latest count, some form of 5G, either using millimeter wave spectrum or...
MTN using DSS to deliver 4G and 5G in the same band
South African operator MTN announced the launch of its 5G network in the country, with the initial deployment of 100 5G sites.
The network currently covers areas of Johannesburg and Cape Town, as well...
