The use of mmWave links in Wi-Fi 8 is expected to deliver higher bandwidth and data rates
Even though the certification for Wi-Fi 8, or 802.11bn, is still several years away, vendors and standards bodies are already formulating plans around what Wi-Fi 8 will be...
The Government of Hong Kong aims to assign new spectrum in the 850/900 MHz, 2.3 GHz and 6/7 GHz bands
Hong Kong’s Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) has recently published the information for the auctions of spectrum in the 850/900 MHz, 2.3 GHz and...
The new 5G spectrum will be assigned for 20 years, according to the DoT
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) issued demand notices to India’s three private carriers — Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea (Vi) and Reliance Jio — which had acquired 5G spectrum in the recent...
The 6G facility was developed in partnership with Keysight and is based on Keysight instruments and software
The University of Sheffield announced the launch of the "National 6G Radio Systems Facility" in the city of Sheffield, which aims to support the U.K. in becoming a...
It’s more important than ever that the federal government show united leadership around the necessity of technical spectrum studies
While a significant percentage of Broadcom’s revenue comes from broadband and Wi-Fi, it also has significant exposure to the mobile cellular market. Therefore, when it comes...
Ever dropped a call at the most inconvenient moment? Or struggled to get service with a sluggish radio connection despite being at "full bars"? In many cases, these frustrating experiences stem from unseen interference impacting the radio connection’s quality of service (QoS), reducing uplink...
Vodafone and Virgin Media O2 said the new agreement includes plans for the latter to purchase spectrum at market value from the entity resulting as a result of the merger between Vodafone and Three UK
Vodafone UK and Virgin Media O2 have agreed to extend...
Nokia stated that its future 6G plans in South Korea involve collaborating with major mobile carriers in the country
Finnish vendor Nokia is seeing South Korea as a likely candidate to commercialize 6G wireless networks and related services by 2029, local news service Korea JoongAng...
The tests were conducted in the field on live network spectrum at Adastral Park, BT Group’s headquarters for R&D
Nokia and U.K.-based BT Group announced that they have successfully aggregated 5G Standalone (SA) spectrum using 5CC carrier aggregation (5CC CA).
In a release, Nokia noted that...
The Dutch government confirmed it had reserved 5G frequencies for local private 5G networks
Dutch operators KPN, Odido and VodafoneZiggo have secured new 5G frequencies in a spectrum auction, the minister of Economic Affairs and Climate, Micky Adriaansens announced in a letter to Parliament.
According to...
According to Rakuten, the 700 MHz band offers better indoor building penetration and underground connectivity
Japanese operator Rakuten Mobile announced the launch of commercial services using the so-called “platinum band” previously allocated by the Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications in 2023.
In a release,...
Local carrier Bharti Airtel was the top bidder in this spectrum auction
The delayed 5G spectrum auction in India concluded, raising a total of INR113.4 billion ($1.3 billion), as the country’s three main carriers spent a fraction of the sums they previously spent in the...
The government of India seeks to auction more than 10.5 GHz of capacity spread across eight frequency bands
The government of India officially kicked off a new spectrum auction yesterday, to award additional 5G frequencies to local telecom operators.
The government is auctioning more than 10.5...
Telefonica is also offering 5G services in Spain via the 700 MHz spectrum band
Spanish telco Telefónica, which operates under the Movistar brand, has already reached over 1,000 municipalities in Spain with high-performance 5G in the 3.5 GHz band, the telco said in a release.
The...
Deutsche Telecom said its 5G technology will reach 99% of the population by the end of 2025
German telecom operator Deutsche Telekom said that a total of 11,900 of its 5G antennas in over 900 cities are currently transmitting on the 3.6 GHz spectrum band.
In...
Local carrier Claro was the sole winner in the 5G auction
Chile raised nearly $90 million following the conclusion of a new spectrum auction, in which local carrier Claro obtained additional spectrum for 5G services.
In a release, Chilean telecom regulator Subtel confirmed that local telco...
CBRS' continued evolution likely to set the roadmap for sharing in other bands
The Citizens Broadband Radio Service's three-tiered spectrum-sharing framework has essentially set the current standard for an automated approach to sharing between the federal government and the private sector. However, the system isn't...
Last year, the GSMA said that India should identify and support 6 GHz spectrum for the expansion of 5G services across the country
The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has urged the Indian government to make available 6 GHz spectrum to enable domestic telecom...
The changes would expand access by changing up the aggregate interference model used to determine sharing
Changes are coming to the shared Citizens Broadband Radio Service band at 3.5 GHz, with proposed tweaks to the aggregate interference model that is used to determine spectrum access...
The regulator also noted that a total of 1,200 megahertz of the spectrum will be assigned to Hong Kong carriers in the third quarter of this year
Hong Kong’s Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) announced the results of the second round assignment of...
Local telcos Bharti Airtel, Jio and Vodafone Idea will take place in the spectrum auction
India’s Department of Telecom (DoT) has announced a 19-day postponement of the upcoming spectrum auction, now scheduled to begin on June 25.
Local press reports stated that the decision was communicated...
Nokia stated that most operators will need to increase their TDD mid-band spectrum holdings in the second half of the decade given the rate at which data traffic is increasing
Nokia and Telia announced that they have successfully completed a field pilot in the upper...
Balancing spectrum incumbents with new users and mitigating signal interference are increasingly challenging
All around the world, CSPs are looking for access to more spectrum. In many cases, governments are responding; however, things like balancing incumbents with new users and mitigating signal interference are making...
There is significant policy debate around the use and development of shared wireless spectrum in the United States. Carriers, represented by the CTIA, argue that spectrum should continue to be allocated to the highest bidder via traditional auctions rather than through a sharing system....
