EchoStar needs additional financing to pay debts coming due and plans to use its spectrum holdings as leverage
The newly merged EchoStar needs to raise additional capital to pay debts due in the coming months, and is unlikely to be able to afford to exercise...
T-Mobile US will finally turn up airwaves that it bought in 2022
T-Mobile US plans to turn up much of its long-awaited Auction 108 2.5 GHz spectrum in the next few days, in what it says will provide an "immediate boost" in performance for tens...
The Japanese government granted this spectrum band to Rakuten Mobile in October 2023
Japanese telco Rakuten Mobile announced that it will deploy base stations using mobile network radios developed by Nokia operating in the 700 MHz band, also known as the "platinum band”, the telco...
Chilean operators which will take place in the 5G auction are currently focused on guaranteeing telecom services in several regions affected by massive fires
Chilean telecommunications services regulator Subtel introduced new changes to the calendar for the spectrum auction through which it will award frequencies...
The report highlighted the fact that the U.S. has less spectrum than its international peers, including China
Allocating harmonized mid-band spectrum for 5G technologuy can unlock approximately $200 billion for the U.S economy over the next 10 years, according to a new study by Accenture,...
The government of India said that the base price for the new spectrum will be set at INR963 billion ($11.6 billion)
The Indian government has officially approved the auction of 10,523 megahertz of spectrum in multiple bands, including frequencies for 5G, local press reported, citing...
Under the new scheme, Subtel will announce the winners of the spectrum on March 5
Chilean telecommunications services regulator Subtel made new changes to the calendar for the spectrum auction through which it will award frequencies in the 3.5 GHz band.
Under the new scheme, Subtel...
Sub-terahertz frequencies will be tested in an indoor-only environment for high-throughput data links
Microsoft is going to test indoor sub-terahertz wireless links as a potential supplement to wired links in data centers, according to documents filed with the FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology.
Sub-terahertz...
The GSMA previously said that India should identify and support 6 GHz spectrum for the expansion of 5G services
Indian carrier Reliance Jio Infocomm said that the 6 GHz spectrum will be key for the provision of ubiquitous 5G coverage across the country, according...
Juniper Research said the initial 6G networks will be deployed around 2029
Global 6G connections are forecast to reach 290 million by 2030, according to a recent study by Juniper Research.
Future 6G networks are initially expected to be commercially launched in 2029, according to the...
The government of Canada said this framework will encourage current licensees to expand their coverage or give new users the opportunity to put spectrum to use
Canada’s Ministry of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced a new spectrum licensing framework that will provide access to unused...
The U.S. is in global race for leadership in wireless technologies, and the implementation of the country's new National Spectrum Strategy will impact the direction of spectrum policy for decades.
That strategy and its implementation is the focus of the National Telecommunications and Information...
5G Americas said that releasing more licensed spectrum for the wireless industry is critical for U.S. leadership in technology, mobile communications and the economy
The rollout of 5G-Advanced and future 6G networks will required the development of a comprehensive roadmap for new commercially available spectrum,...
The government of India aims to award additional 5G spectrum in March
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) set a lower revenue target for a planned spectrum auction in March, because local carriers have enough frequencies and will chiefly focus on renewing their existing frequencies...
'NTIA has less than two years to get the U.S. back on track," telecom industry group's CEO writes
The United States' leadership in spectrum policy, 5G and reaping the economic benefits of the most advanced mobile networks are in jeopardy and have to get back...
Subtel said it will announce the winners of the 5G spectrum auction on February 20
Chilean telecommunications services regulator Subtel modified the calendar for spectrum auction through which it will award frequencies in the 3.5 GHz band.
Under the new scheme, Subtel will announce the winners...
The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) has been granted authorization by the Federal Communications Commission to test the use of a private cellular network relying on 900 MHz spectrum held by Anterix.
LCRA operates six dams and produces hydroelectric power, providing wholesale electricity to...
On the heels of the re-merging of EchoStar and Dish Network, EchoStar has transferred some of Dish's spectrum licenses to a new company entity for more "financing flexibility," and has also hired a financial firm to help it explore strategic alternatives.
Investors sent EchoStar's stock...
The government of India aims to conduct a new spectrum auction in March
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will not auction the 600 MHz band in the upcoming spectrum auction as the body aims to conduct more studies to ensure there is no interference with...
This move by the government of India will allow domestic telcos to secure additional sources of revenue
India’s Department of Telecom (DoT) will soon announce the rules around the leasing of mobile spectrum by local carriers to companies willing to deploy private networks, paving the...
Jio has already completed with all the required submissions to local regulator IN-SPACe
Indian telco Reliance Jio Infocomm is expected to gain landing rights and market access authorizations from the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Center (IN-SPACe) by the end of January to launch...
FCC's auction authority has yet to be reinstated by Congress
It literally took an act of Congress, but T-Mobile US will get access to the licenses the carrier won in 2022.
President Joe Biden has signed the 5G SALE Act, giving temporary authorization to the...
The country's communications ministry said the 5G spectrum auction had raised more than 1.5 billion pesos ($380 million)
Colombian operators Claro, WOM, Tigo and Movistar have all secured 5G licenses in a spectrum auction carried out by Colombia’s ICT Ministry MinTIC.
The country's communications ministry said...
GSMA hails "groundbreaking spectrum decisions" from WRC-23
The World Radiocommunications Conference of 2023 (WRC-23) has wrapped up its weekslong meeting in Dubai, emerging with a global consensus on harmonization of spectrum bands for mobile services as well as regulations for high-altitude platform stations and spectrum...
