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...
Pai's plan would set a C Band auction for early December 2020
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai today outlined plans for a public auction of mid-band airwaves that would make 280 megahertz of spectrum available for terrestrial 5G services, raise money for the U.S....
With Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai expected to announce his plans today for the auction of C Band spectrum, an additional complication looms over the already contentious process:Â satellite provider Intelsat is reportedly considering filing for bankruptcy if U.S. regulators don't sweeten the compensation...
A new report from CTIA says that the United States is a global outlier in its approach to and amount of available mid-band spectrum for 5G, although it is a leader in high-band and low-band spectrum availability.
Meredith Attwell Baker, CTIA president and CEO, said...
Bidding has closed in the first phase of the Federal Communications Commission's millimeter wave spectrum auction, with the bid total at more than $7.56 billion.
Since December 10, 35 bidders have been vying for the licenses. After 104 rounds of the clock phase, prices settled...
As the ongoing millimeter wave auction moves closer to conclusion, the Federal Communications Commission is bumping up the number of daily bidding rounds from five to seven, and shortening them from 30 minutes to 20 minutes.
The additional rounds of bidding start today. This is...
PAL auction scheduled to begin in June
The Federal Communications Commission officially gave the nod yesterday for full commercial deployment in the Citizens Broadband Radio Service shared spectrum, certifying CommScope, Federated Wireless, Google and Sony as Spectrum Access System administrators for a five-year period.
The FCC...
Canadian carrier Rogers Communications expects to start deploying spectrum sharing technology later this year, the company’s CEO Joe Natale said during a conference call with investors.
The executive said that the deployment of this technology will allow Rogers to use its current 4G spectrum for...
Auction total hits $7.5 billion, as bidders scoop up licenses in smaller and rural markets
A nudge from the Federal Communications Commission has prompted a surge in bidding activity in the ongoing millimeter wave spectrum auction, with bidders broadening their interest to include licenses in...
Australian operator Optus said it has successfully implemented spectrum sharing technology from Ericsson to made an end-to-end 5G video test call while simultaneously streaming video content on a 4G device.
Using the Optus 5G network in Australia and Singtel’s pilot 5G network in Singapore, the...
Taiwan's 5G spectrum auction came to an end on January 16, after 261 rounds of bidding with total bids reaching NT$138.08 billion ($4.6 billion), according to information provided by Taiwan’s National Communications Commission (NCC).
NCC confirmed that Taiwan’s operators Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile, Far...
As of round 61 of Auction 103, only 11 licenses have more demand than supply
The Federal Communications Commission auction of millimeter wave licenses has now raised more than $7.4 billion in bids, with bidding in the auction's clock phase drawing closer to conclusion as...
Transportation officials pushback on shift away from DSRC, potential for unlicensed use
In December, FCC passed notice of proposed rulemaking that would reallocated 75 megahertz of the 5.9 GHz band for C-V2X and unlicensed use.
45 megahertz would go for unlicensed uses like Wi-Fi;...
The ongoing Federal Communications Commission auction of millimeter wave licenses has now raised $7 billion in bids, with bidding continuing to slow and jockeying in the most recent round focused on smaller markets.
The FCC is now holding five rounds of bidding per day. Between...
