The country’s three mobile carriers had filed legal claims to challenge the terms of the 5G auction
A German court has dismissed the legal claims filed by the country’s three mobile carriers against the terms of an incoming 5G spectrum auction, the Federal Network Agency...
5G will be a major leap forward for mobile technology, bringing not just faster speed and lower latency, but also introducing mobile connectivity to a vast range of industries.
However, for the promise of 5G to realize, and for the technology be deployed as widely...
The carrier is currently carrying out 5G trials in Austria, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Poland and the Netherland
BARCELONA -- German carrier Deutsche Telekom has 150 5G antennas already operational across the telco’s footprint in Europe, Claudia Nemat, board member for technology and innovation at Deutsche...
The 5G era is quickly approaching. This next generation of mobile networks will provide high-bandwidth mobile broadband and underpin many converging technologies and use cases: smart cities, smart factories, autonomous vehicles, augmented and virtual reality, video communications, the Internet of Things (IoT), and more....
The Hong Kong telecom regulator said it aims to award frequencies in the 600 MHz and 700 MHz bands in 2021
Hong Kong’s Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) released a spectrum roadmap for the next three years, through which the agency aims to award...
Local carriers Swisscom, Salt and Sunrise secured spectrum for the future launch of 5G technology in the country
Switzerland’s Federal Communications Commission (ComCom) has raised CHF380 million ($379 million) after it awarded 5G frequencies to local mobile operators Salt, Sunrise and Swisscom, the regulator said...
German telecommunications regulator said the 5G auction is scheduled for the second half of March
German telecommunications operator Telefonica Deutschland filed an emergency injunction seeking a temporary halt to Germany’s 5G spectrum auction, Reuters reported, citing a spokesman for the Cologne administrative court.
The country’s telecom...
The companies securing trial spectrum will be authorised to use 26 GHz frequencies for up to three years
The French government, together with the country’s Electronic Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority (Arcep), are issuing a call for the creation of 5G trial platforms in the...
Companies including Audi, Daimler, BASF and Siemens have already expressed interest in obtaining spectrum for 5G applications
Germany’s main industry associations is urging communications regulator Bundesnetzagentur to award local spectrum in the 3.7 GHz-3.8 GHz range as quickly as possible.
Industry associations representing automotive, chemical, mechanical...
The 5G auction is expected to take place in the second half of March
German communications regulator Bundesnetzagentur confirmed it had received applications from four companies to take part in its 5G auction, a process scheduled for late March.
Although regulator did not reveal the identity...
The European Commission said member states will be able to access this band for 5G by end-2020
The European Commission (EC) announced it will harmonize spectrum in the 3.6 GHz band for the future deployment of 5G technology. In a statement, the EC said the...
The company said it will apply for admission to the 5G spectrum auction, which is scheduled to take place later this year
German operator 1&1 Drillisch said it will apply for admission to the 5G auction with the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA), according to a...
Ericsson's CEO also said that rollout of 5G in European markets could experience a slow down due to regulatory issues
Political troubles being faced by Chinese vendor Huawei could affect the investment climate by telecom operators globally seeking to deploy 5G technology, Ericsson’s CEO Borje...
The Swiss regulator aims to announce the results of the auction in Q2 2019
Swiss telecommunications services regulator Ofcom  said it aims to kick off a 5G spectrum auction this month, according to Reuters. The country’s main carriers, including Swisscom, Sunrise and Salt Mobile are expected to...
Both Vodafone and Ooredoo obtained frequencies in the 3.5-3.8 GHz band to support 5G services
Qatar has approved amendments to network rollout and coverage obligations in the licenses of Ooredoo and Vodafone Qatar.
The amendments adopt unified obligations for both carriers in regard to 2G, 3G...
The German telco said the 5G conditions would discourage further development of mobile infrastructure across the country
German telecom operator Deutsche Telekom has filed a lawsuit against the 5G auction rules set by Germany’s communications regulator Bundesnetzagentur before the Cologne Administrative Court, local press reported....
The decision will allow the U.K. carrier to have access to 100 megahertz of contiguous 5G spectrum
UK telecoms watchdog Ofcom said it will allow local carrier Three UK to merge two separate blocks of spectrum, ahead of the company's 5G launch scheduled for next...
The Indian government said its 5G spectrum auction will take place in the second half of next year
Chinese vendor Huawei confirmed that it has been invited by the Indian government to conduct 5G trials in the country, which are scheduled to start early next...
The carrier said early access to 3.6 GHz frequencies allowed to activate 5G at sites in Melbourne and Sidney
Australian carrier Telstra announced it had been given early access to the 3.6 GHz spectrum it won at a 5G auction last week, enabling it to...
The regulator said it will start offering a total of 4,500 megahertz in different bands next year
Hong Kong’s Communications Authority (CA) has unveiled its plans for the allocation of 5G spectrum.
Beginning in April 2019, the regulator plans to offer a total of 4,500 megahertz,...
Regulator to open up mmWave frequencies in 37 GHz, 39 GHz and 47 GHz bands
With an auction of millimeter wave frequencies in the 28 GHz band going on current, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, in a meeting today, set the rules for a further...
Local carriers Telia and Net4Mobility have secured 5G spectrum in the spectrum auction
The Swedish Post and Telecom Agency (PTS) has announced that local carriers Telia and Net4Mobility have won spectrum in the 700 MHz band for the provision of 5G services.
The regulator said that...
Telecom regulator ACMA said Australia raised over $615 million during the process
Four mobile carriers have won 5G spectrum in the Australian Communication and Media Authority (ACMA)’s latest spectrum auction in the 3.6 GHz band.
The regulator said it raised approximately AUD 853 million ($615.6 million)...
The Chinese government said that the new licenses will be valid until 2020
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has issued nationwide 5G trial licenses to the country's three mobile operators.
China Unicom said it has been approved to use the 3.5 GHz to...
