The Federal Communications Commission has granted the Fire Department of New York expanded access to low-band spectrum in the New York metro area for public safety communications. The T-Band use will allow FDNY to expand capacity and coverage of its existing T-Band network to...
U.K. carrier Vodafone has has written to the government calling for the planned auction of 5G spectrum to be dropped due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis, local newspaper The Telegraph reported.
The auction is expected to raise over £1 billion ($1.23 billion).
The operator has written to...
French telecommunications regulator Arcep confirmed that all four mobile operators in the country are qualified to take part in an upcoming 5G spectrum auction, the regulator said in a release.
At the same time, the regulator officially confirmed it has postponed the process due to...
FCC scheduled to vote April 23 on new rules for unlicensed use of 6 GHz
After taking fairly extensive public comment, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission at its April 23 open meeting will consider new rules that would open 1200 megahertz of the 6 GHz...
The Spanish government confirmed that it will delay a planned auction of 5G spectrum due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the country.
The government expected to award frequencies in the 700 MHz band, which had been previously used by Digital Terrestrial Television...
Dynamic spectrum sharing network performance considerations
Dynamic spectrum sharing is widely viewed as a key short-term enabler of scaling out 5G networks quickly. Rather than the slow, expensive process of re-farming spectrum from one generation connectivity technology to the next, DSS lets operators operate LTE...
The Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum will not only help U.S. mobile network operators to manage their own traffic better, but will enable many new market entrants, according to a new report from the Wireless Infrastructure Association.
The WIA report outlines the basics of the...
French telecoms regulator Arcep put on hold plans to carry out a 5G spectrum auction due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country, international press reported.
According to the reports, the French regulator says the current scenario makes it impossible to move forwardswith the...
U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom has finalized rules for an upcoming auction of spectrum in the 700 MHz and 3.6 GHz to 3.8 GHz bands, with the aim of boosting the rollout of 5G technology across the country.
The regulator said in a release that it...
The Federal Communications Commission has temporarily granted T-Mobile US special access to more of the 600 MHz band, to help meet increased demand for mobile broadband by consumers and first responders during the ongoing outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
T-Mobile US said that it wanted...
Where might AT&T launch low-band 5G next? OpenSignal has some guesses
If a U.S. carrier wants to launch sub-6 GHz 5G service to establish a significant coverage layer, right now they have to do so by working from their existing spectrum portfolio and in some...
The third U.S. millimeter wave auction is complete
The Federal Communications Commission's third millimeter wave spectrum auction has concluded, and the agency is expected to release the names of winning bidders in the coming days.
The first, clock-bidding-based phase of the auction raised a little more...
Broadcasters are concerned unlicensed use of 6 GHz will interfere with 'electronic news gathering' equipment
The FCC is considering a notice of proposed rulemaking that considers opening up the 6 GHz band for unlicensed use, including for Wi-Fi and cellular.
The National Association of...
Ericsson DSS solution takes CTO Award at GLOMOs
Dynamic spectrum sharing is poised to be a key technology operators will use to quickly scale out 5G coverage, ease the transition from non-standalone to standalone 5G and, as a function of both, accelerate service revenues associated...
Australian operator Telstra has announced plans to allow customers early trial access to millimeter wave 5G spectrum with the launch of a mmWave 5G-enabled device by mid-year, the telco said in a release.
Telstra CEO Andrew Penn said internal testing of the technology had begun...
Federated seeks to smooth the path to CBRS private networks
Federated Wireless is taking aim at making it easy for enterprises to adopt private networks that leverage the Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum, by making its new CBRS-based end-to-end managed service available through both Amazon...
Mobile operators have accelerated 5G network deployments during 2019, with a non-standalone architecture. These initial deployments in regions of North America, Europe and Asia have anticipated the initial forecasts of the industry. To learn about the reasons for this anticipation and Ericsson's vision of...
Singapore telecom regulator IMDA has confirmed it had received a total of three submissions in the process through which it expect to award two licenses for the provision of 5G services across the country
At the close of the 5G call for proposal on February...
NBTC Secretary-General: 'Overall 5G network investment in Thailand could reach more than $4 billion this year'
Thailand's telecoms regulator The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) held the country’s 5G spectrum auction over the weekend, raising 100.52 billion baht ($3.2 billion) as operators grabbed 48...
U.S. regulators have been very bullish around the role of millimeter wave frequencies for 5G service, opening vast swaths of high-band spectrum for auction. Millimeter wave was used for Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile 5G launches, although the first two operators are tapping dynamic spectrum...
Mexican telecom group America Movil, the telecoms giant controlled by the family of billionaire Carlos Slim, expects to launch 5G technology in certain Latin American markets by the end of the year, the company’s CEO Daniel Hajj said during a conference call with investors.
“In...
The Chinese government has granted new licenses to state-run mobile operators to share spectrum for 5G indoor coverage, Chinese press reported.
China Telecom, China Unicom and China Broadcasting Network will share the 3.3-3.4 GHz spectrum for 5G indoor coverage, according to the Ministry of Industry...
Indian telecom group Bharti Airtel may not participate in the country’s upcoming spectrum auction, which includes 5G airwaves, due to the high prices set by the Indian government.
India expects to award spectrum worth about $74 billion in an auction scheduled in the first quarter...
