France plans to make 5G spectrum available in 50 megahertz blocks
French regulator Arcep has published and submitted to the government the conditions for awarding licences to use frequencies in the 3.4 GHz to 3.8 GHz band in France, the regulator said in a release.
“The...
75 megahertz of 5.9 GHz spectrum are in playÂ
This week U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai laid out a plan to reallocate 75 megahertz of the 5.9 GHz band for cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) communications and for unlicensed uses like Wi-Fi. The FCC will...
The French government is likely to delay the process of awarding 5G spectrum until at least March 2020, three months later than the original date, Reuters reported, citing two sources close to the matter.
The delay is mainly due to disagreements between the French finance...
Pai tells senators that C Band auction will be conducted publicly by the FCC
Federal Communications Commission Chair Ajit Pai said in a letter to Congress that the C Band auction will be public and conducted by the FCC, dashing satellite operators' hopes that they...
CBA says it is working on effort to put proposed C Band private auction funds toward a rural 5G network
In its continued push to lead a private auction of C Band spectrum, the C Band Alliance says that it will pay at least 30%...
As the Federal Communications Commission considers whether, and how, to utilize spectrum at 6 GHz for unlicensed use, a group of tech and Wi-Fi companies that includes Facebook, Apple, Microsoft and Google has thrown its support behind providing additional room for Wi-Fi to grow.
In...
German operators Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica Deutschland, and Vodafone have signed a letter of intent to jointly deploy mobile communications networks across the country, with the aim of expanding coverage in rural areas and along road, rail and inland waterway transport routes.
Deutsche Telekom highlighted that...
What is dynamic spectrum sharing and how is it progressing?
Dynamic spectrum sharing is increasingly being seen as a key feature in ramping up 5G New Radio roll-outs, by allowing LTE and 5G NR to co-exist in low-band spectrum currently being used for LTE --...
Satellite operators have sweetened the pot, offering to voluntarily clear an additional 100 megahertz of C-Band spectrum, as the Federal Communications Commission continues to mull the band's future.
In a recent filing with the Federal Communications Commission, the C Band Alliance of satellite operators committed...
Swiss telecommunications firm Sunrise said its 5G technology now covers 309 towns and cities across Switzerland.
The telco said that its current 5G coverage nearly doubles the coverage of its closest competitor. The carrier also highlighted that it is only counting cities and towns where at...
LOS ANGELES, California — There were gator chomps, a stuffed marmot and Monty Python jokes. Software defined radios "hulked out" or helped each other out, jockeying for position in crowded spectrum and ultimately proving that they could perform as well or better than LTE...
"Hallelujah!" says Commissioner Michael O'Rielly
The Federal Communications Commission has unanimously approved a proposal for rules governing the auction of Priority Access Licenses in the 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service, with a proposed auction start date of June 25, 2020.
The CBRS band "holds the...
Samsung Networks opened its 5G Innovation Zone this year
Samsung Networks may not be the most well-known business within the South Korean conglomerate’s entire organization, but it has been going strong for about 40 years, beginning in the Korean market before expanding. RCR Wireless News...
Earlier this month, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration laid out the current spectrum landscape: what has been recently accomplished, what happening now and what is in the pipeline for potential sharing or allocation of spectrum for commercial use.
The first annual Report on the...
Federal regulators have given the official go-ahead for Initial Commercial Deployment of the Citizens Broadband Radio Service, and vendors and their customers are hitting the gas on deployments.
In a public notice posted today, the FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Office of Engineering and Technology...
A private LTE network testing the use of the technology for distributed energy grid applications has successfully completed its first phase and is moving into its second.
The trial network, constructed at the National Renewable Energy Lab's location in Golden, Colorado, uses 900 MHz spectrum...
Final federal approval for Initial Commercial Deployment (ICD) of the Citizens Broadband Radio Service is expected to come any day, and Federated Wireless says it has more than 20 customers ready to go.
The CBRS Alliance has scheduled an event for September 18 to celebrate...
Hurricane Dorian, broadband funding and 3.5 GHz for 5G among FCC meeting topics
The Federal Communications Committee (FCC) open meeting, scheduled for Sept. 26th, is fast approaching, and in preparation, Chairman Ajit Pai has released a tentative outline of what will be discussed. The agenda...
Federated Wireless gains backing from SBA Communications for CBRS-based private LTE
Federated Wireless has raised $51 million in a Series C funding round, in the midst of the final run-up to the commercial launch of the Citizens Broadband Radio Service.
The final regulatory go-ahead for Initial...
Satellite operator Eutelsat has withdrawn from the C Band Alliance, a group which includes the four largest global satellite operators and has been advocating for privately handling the clearing and auction of a large chunk of midband spectrum that is currently used for satellite...
NTIA asks federal agencies to focus the first round of review on their use of 3100-3550 GHz and 7125-8400 GHz
In the latest step toward developing a national spectrum policy, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration has put in motion the process for data collection...
As the ever-increasing demand for wireless technologies ratchets up the need for spectrum resources, spectrum sharing is gaining new interest as a strategy to make efficient use of the available airwaves.
While the U.S. is on the verge of kicking off initial commercial deployments of...
A new report by CTIA delves into the ways in which U.S. carriers have tried to squeeze the most efficiency out of their wireless spectrum, while continuing the industry's perennial call for the government to make still more available.
U.S. wireless providers increased their spectrum...
