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Thailand may award 3.5 GHz spectrum in 2026: Report

The local telecommunications regulator currently holds 400 megahertz of spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) Office said it is currently working on a spectrum management roadmap that could see auctions for the 3.5 GHz spectrum band for 5G...

Brazilian regulator allocates 120 megahertz at 4.9 GHz for 5G

This move by telecom watchdog Anatel is expected to contribute to increased capacity and improved performance of 5G services across Brazil The Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) has approved the allocation of an additional 120 megahertz of spectrum in the 4.9 GHz band for the...

Argentine carriers secure frequencies for 5G deployment

The Argentine government would obtain $875 million for the frequencies, less compared to the initial expectation of $1.05 billion Argentine operators Claro, Movistar and Personal have all secured spectrum for the provision of 5G services in a tender carried out by the government. The government will...

Vodafone carries out 6 GHz tests in Spain

Vodafone explained that 6GHz equipment was installed on an existing 5G site in Madrid covering the carrier’s campus and the surrounding area U.K. telecom operator Vodafone announced it has successfully tested future mobile spectrum in the upper 6 GHz frequency band in Spain. In a release,...

Verizon impresses with strong Q3 earnings, subscriber growth

Verizon reported 100,000 postpaid phone customers adds in Q3 While Verizon’s Q3 2023 earnings were down from last year, both its earnings and wireless subscriber growth topped Wall Street estimates, giving the carrier a much-needed boost in the stock market, with shares rising more than...

Colombia publishes final resolution for its 5G spectrum auction

Colombia aims to award spectrum in the in the 700 MHz, 1.9 GHz, AWS, 2.5 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands Colombia’s ICT ministry Mintic issued the final resolution for the upcoming auction of 5G frequencies. The regulator aims to award spectrum in the in the 700...

Rakuten Mobile gets approval for deployment using 700 MHz band

Earlier this month, the Japanese communications ministry said that Rakuten Mobile was the only company to apply for the 700 MHz slots during the application period Japanese mobile operator Rakuten Mobile has received approval from the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications for its special...

Dish, T-Mo resolve spectrum option dispute

Dish will put a $100 million downpayment on the former Sprint's 800 MHz airwaves Dish Network and T-Mobile US have settled a dispute over Dish's option to purchase a nationwide footprint in 800 MHz spectrum, with Dish agreeing to put down $100 million toward the...

India won’t sell new frequencies in next year’s auction: report

No new spectrum bands will be auctioned in the next tender as the telecoms regulator has not announced any reserve price for these frequencies The telecom department in India DoT has decided to put all unsold airwaves on sale again at the same base prices...

AT&T, RWA object to Starlink’s direct-to-cellular testing plans

AT&T and the Rural Wireless Association are taking issue with SpaceX's plans to launch and test a new satellite with cellular capabilities, part of Starlink's collaboration with T-Mobile US to leverage T-Mo's midband spectrum for satellite-based direct-to-cellular communications, including emergency SMS. The carrier and the...

Dish achieves simultaneous 5G uplink and downlink CA for FDD spectrum

Dish recorded 200 Mbps uplink peak speeds with 35 MHz of 5G spectrum and 1.3 Gbps downlink peak speeds with 75 MHz of 5G spectrum Dish Wireless this week announced the successful completion of simultaneous 5G 2x uplink and 4x downlink carrier aggregation (CA) for Frequency...

Argentina confirms date for 5G spectrum auction

Through this 5G spectrum auction, the Argentina government aims to raise around $1.1 billion Argentine telecommunications regulator Enacom confirmed it would carry out an auction to award 5G frequencies on October 24, local press reported. Through the move, the cash-strapped government aims to raise around $1.1...

Indian telcos need 2 GHz of spectrum for better 5G coverage: COAI

COAI represents the interests of local operators Reliance Jio Infocomm, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea Mobile operators in India will need at least two gigahertz of mid-band spectrum to be in a position to offer a better coverage, local newspaper The Economic Times reported, citing...

Ligado sues US government over spectrum rights

Ligado claims that DoD has previously undisclosed systems running in its spectrum and has sued for compensation Ligado Networks has filed suit against the U.S. government, including the Department of Defense, the Department of Commerce and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, claiming that DoD...

e& launches mmWave pilot to deploy 5G private networks in UAE

e& noted that the 5G mmWave pilot used the 26Ghz band and delivered high speeds Emirati-based operator etisalat by e& said it is paving the way for the launch of commercial 5G private networks with a recent pilot deployment of 5G millimeter wave covering more...

Claro, Movistar and Personal to take part in Argentina’s 5G auction

The Argentine government had said that the 5G spectrum auction is expected to take place during the first days of November Argentine mobile carriers Personal (owned by Telecom Argentina), Movistar (owned by Spain’s Telefonica) and Claro (owned by Mexican telecommunications group America Movil) have expressed...

Ofcom delays mmWave auction due to Vodafone-Three UK merger

In March, Ofcom unveiled plans to award spectrum in the 26GHz and 40GHz bands for 5G and other mobile technologies U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom confirmed plans to award millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum but announced it will not hold an auction until a decision has been...

LG Electronics claims new record in terahertz test

LG Electronics said the recent test was carried out in partnership with Korean operator LG U+ in Seoul Korean tech company LG Electronics announced a successful wireless transmission and reception of terahertz (THz) data over 500 meters, which it claimed is the longest distance recorded...

Sweden completes spectrum auction in three days

Swedish telcos Telia, Hi3G and Net4Mobility secured spectrum in the process The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) confirmed that local carriers Telia, Hi3G Access (Tre) and Net4Mobility secured new spectrum in an auction to award frequencies in the 900 MHz, 2.1 GHz and 2.6...

Sweden kicks off new spectrum auction

PTS plans to award spectrum in the 900 MHz, 2.1 GHz and 2.6 GHz bands The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) has officially launched a spectrum auction to award frequencies in the 900 MHz, 2.1 GHz and 2.6 GHz bands. The auction, which started on...

NTIA supports longer reauthorization periods for CBRS devices

Federal agency says that the change will provide more stability for CBRS use The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has indicated its support for a change to the operations of Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) Spectrum Access Systems (SAS): Longer duration of the period in...

Germany considers five-year extension for spectrum rights usage

Germany aims to extend the usage of spectrum in the 800 MHz, 1,800 MHz and 2.6 GHz bands The German Federal Network Agency, Bundesnetzagentur, has launched a consultation process with the aim of evaluating a potential five-year extension for the provision of spectrum in the...

Jio urges DoT to expand uses of E-band spectrum

Jio has already deployed its 5G service in 7,543 cities across 36 states in India Indian carrier Reliance Jio Infocomm Reliance asked the country’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to widen the scope of E-band spectrum usage to include access services along with backhaul, local newspaper...

Citing CBRS strength, Comcast to sell $3.3B in 600 MHz spectrum to T-Mo

'Lease to purchase' arrangement allows Comcast a window to reclaim the airwaves Comcast is feeling so confident about its ability to make use of the CBRS band for mobile 5G services that it is willing to let its 600 MHz licenses go, in a $3.3...