The network is the first solution that can transport 2x400GE across a single 800G wavelength
The international wholesale unit of German mobile operator Deutsche Telekom established the first European 800G network, connecting its data centers in Vienna, Austria. The network makes use of Ciena’s WaveLogic...
We measured spectrum usage in two markets and were able to verify that T-Mobile and AT&T are using spectrum licenses on loan from others to improve their wireless services.
National U.S. operators T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T were loaned spectrum licenses that were not being used...
Vodafone Spain has activated its 5G network in a total of 21 cities across the country, after having launched the technology in six new cities over the last months, Europa Press reported, citing the company’s CEO Antonio Coimbra.
Coimbra said 5G services are now available...
mmWave signal repeaters are a network asset, because mmWave's weakness is also its strength
Increasing network capacity through the addition of more cell sites is critical for achieving the coverage and speeds promised by 5G. However, the sheer number of sites needed to get the...
The government of New Zealand has cancelled an auction for short-term, early access rights in the 3.5 GHz band for 5G services and announced instead a direct allocation to three local carriers.
Earlier this month, the government had postponed the process due to the constraints...
South African carrier Vodacom has launched what it claims to be Africa’s first live 5G mobile network, the telco said in a statement.
The initial 5G service is initially available in the cities of Johannesburg, Pretoria and Cape Town, with additional cities to be reached...
The Federal Communications Commission has been doling out special access to spectrum as part of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, to help operators deal with the strains on wireless networks as a result of increased network traffic due to telework, remote learning and...
Swiss state-controlled telecoms group Swisscom said that the rollout of its 5G network was experiencing some obstacles due to the government’s resistance to installing upgraded antennas.
“In Switzerland, there is a big debate on 5G, a lot of fake news around 5G. And the government,...
Canadian telecommunications services provider TeraGo announced that 5G technical trials in the greater Toronto Area have started at TeraGo's Thornhill head office location, utilizing 5G fixed wireless network equipment from Nokia.
In a release, the company said that initial testing will be in the 38...
The government of New Zealand has decided to postpone a process to award spectrum in the 3.5 GHZ band, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The local authorities said in a statement that updates regarding this process will be announced when further decisions have been made.
In...
Singtel and a joint venture between StarHub Mobile and M1 were awarded licenses to build two nationwide standalone (SA) 5G networks in Singapore, , local telecommunications regulator IMDA said.
The winners were each allocated 100 megahertz of spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band.
IMDA noted that...
Beyond the U.S., mmWave 5G auctions coming up in key mobile markets
While U.S. operators AT&T and Verizon went to market with millimeter wave-based mobile and fixed 5G services, most other operators used mid-band spectrum in the 3.4 GHz to 3.6 GHz range, providing an...
Densifying mmWave 5G while managing deployment costs
The U.S., both operators and regulators, have been bullish on the role of millimeter wave spectrum in 5G. Indeed, both Verizon and AT&T went to market with 5G using their mmWave holdings; the former, in comparing its offering...
German carriers Deutsche Telekom (DT) and Vodafone Germany are in the process of expanding 5G coverage across the country through the use of Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS) technology.
Deutsche Telekom said that this expansion in 5G coverage will allow more than half of the German...
Wireless Broadband Alliance CEO: 'Wi-Fi 6E will rewrite the rules of what is possible'
While the FCC’s decision to open up the 6 GHz frequency band for use by Wi-Fi 6 technology may not have been particularly surprising, the fact that something like this hasn’t...
The Federal Communcations Commission has voted unanimously to allow Ligado Networks to use L-Band spectrum at 1.6 GHz to provide a low-power terrestrial network aimed at supporting private 5G and industrial internet of things services.
The FCC said in a release that granting Ligado's request...
Federated Wireless has gained another $13.7 million in funding from current investors, to bolster the company's resources to deliver Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum-based private networks as well as leverage 6 GHz spectrum that the Federal Communications Commission is expected to soon open up...
The Federal Communications Commission is set to vote on granting Ligado Networks permission to use its midband spectrum holdings to deploy a combined satellite-and-terrestrial network for private 5G and industrial internet of things services.
The FCC said it was circulating a draft order to approve...
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...
