Vodafone Idea said the 5G test took place in Pune
Vodafone Idea has successfully tested 5G services using both the 26 GHz and 3.3 GHz bands in Pune, in a bid to meet the minimum rollout obligations stipulated by India's Department of Telecommunications (DoT), according...
Everybody else is doing it, so why can't we? A new CTIA report breaks down how lower-midband spectrum at is being used for 5G—and already co-existing—with U.S. military systems in use around the world, and urges federal regulators to segment the band at 3.3...
Jio has already deployed its 5G service in 6,258 cities across 36 states in India
Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm announced that it has completed the nationwide deployment of its 5G service ahead of schedule.
In a release, the telco said that it has completed its...
The government also said it will be making more 5G spectrum available in the future, including through non-competitive local licensing
The government of Canada announced an outline detailing how it plans on releasing spectrum for mobile communications services between 2023 and 2027, and the spectrum...
Verizon dominated the 2021 C Band auction, spending $45.45 billion for 3,500 licenses
Verizon revealed this week that it now has access to the total amount of 5G C-band spectrum awarded at auction in March 2021, four months earlier than expected. According to the carrier, it can...
mmWave infrastructure deployments are starting to gain traction as operators increasingly recognize the technology’s high-speed data throughput and low-latency capabilities. One standout application is 5G FWA mmWave, a promising alternative to traditional fixed line broadband. Although initial drawbacks have limited mmWave deployment, advancements in...
The government of New Zealand said that the spectrum will be available for long term use around May 2026
New Zealand's Radio Spectrum Management agency (RSM) has unveiled its high-level allocation decisions for the 24-30 GHz radio spectrum range, following a consultation process in 2021.
In...
Airtel has already launched 5G services in approximately 5,000 towns and cities across India
Indian operator Bharti Airtel has launched 5G services across all 22 telecom circles in the country, using frequencies in the 26 GHz band.
The telco stated that this deployment adheres to the...
Bharti Airtel said the 5G tests were carried out in West Bengal region
Indian telco Bharti Airtel has successfully tested 5G services and data speeds on both the 26 GHz and 3.3 GHz spectrum bands, local newspaper The Economic Times reported.
The 5G tests were carried...
Rosenworcel expresses hope that AI can help deal with congested airwaves
The Federal Communications Commission is asking for input on new technological approaches to assessing spectrum usage, so that it has better insights into current technologies that might help the agency to manage spectrum and...
Across the globe, 5G deployments are ramping up rapidly. According to Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) intelligence, there were more than 220 5G networks deployed as of the end of 2022, with over 30 countries expected to launch 5G services in 2023....
Local operators Movistar and Tigo have already carried out 5G trials in the country
Colombia’s telecom ministry, MinTIC, has published the first draft of a resolution to award spectrum for the provision of 5G services in the country.
This process, which is already open for...
Fixed wireless access (FWA) using sub-6 GHz spectrum has generated significant new revenue since 2021 for mobile network operators (MNOs) at the expense of the cable industry. This should be no surprise given research by Nokia in 2020 showing that consumers would be willing...
Ira Keltz, deputy chief of the Office of Engineering and Technology at the FCC, noted that spectrum still represents the key ingredient for wireless systems
Countries around the world are releasing more spectrum bands, but the lack of harmonization and availability is posing problems. Devices...
IMDA said that 3G subscriber base makes up approximately 1% of the total mobile subscriptions in the country
Singaporean mobile operators Singtel, StarHub and M1 plans to shut down their 3G services by the end of July 2024, local telecom regulator IMDA said in a...
Today, the private network is supporting use cases in Las Vegas such as telemedicine and remote learning, as well as some IoT capabilities
In partnership with Japan-based NTT, Las Vegas City has laid claim to “the most extensive private network” in the U.S. The network...
T-Mobile US said it has reached speeds of 3.3 Gbps in recent tests of four-carrier aggregation
T-Mobile US said it has begun rolling out four-carrier aggregation for customers, adding that this technology will boost speeds on its 5G Standalone (SA) network.
The telco said it has...
Verizon says the new network design is less expensive to build, quicker to deploy and addresses the 'unique complexities' of distributed end users
Verizon used its mmWave spectrum holdings and fiber infrastructure to demonstrate point-to-multipoint internet service to multi-dwelling units (MDUs) in a network design...
In future 6G wireless communications systems, ultra-high-speed wireless communications are expected to be achieved by utilizing the 300 GHz band, NTT said
Japanese company NTT and researchers with the Tokyo Institute of Technology announced the successful demonstration of a phased-array transmitter module to enable instantaneous...
Future 6G system will likely realize many of the use cases initially promised to happen in the 5G era, said Stéphane Téral, chief analyst at LightCounting
6G systems are expected to be commercially launched by 2030, while the first phase of standardization will likely start...
Regis Lerbour, VP of Product, Network Testing and RAN Engineering at Infovista, said that traditional RF testing approaches will need to evolve given the current RF environment
The RF environment of cellular networks is currently going through a significant evolution. 5G is leveraging many more...
The GSMA report stated that the region will see a 5G penetration of 11% by 2025
5G is forecast to reach 57% of the total mobile connections in Latin America in 2030, up from a current penetration of around 2%, according to a recent report...
The Korean government said that new operators will be given priority to use spectrum in the 28 GHz band for 5G services
The South Korean government said it aims to provide more incentives to new operators to offer 5G services via spectrum in the 28...
Huge swaths of the U.S. population still struggle to work, study, or even communicate without access to reliable or affordable high-speed connectivity. This situation, given greater attention as our working and learning routines have shifted over the past few years, disproportionally affects tribal communities...
