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Argentine carriers urge government to change terms of 5G auction

Earlier this week, Enacom’s board approved the terms of the auction for the provision of 5G services Argentine mobile operators issued a joint statement opposing to the terms recently approved by the government to auction 5G spectrum. In a release, mobile carriers Personal, owned by Telecom...

Indian telcos to spend less in upcoming 5G auction: Crisil Ratings

Currently, only Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio have already deployed 5G networks nationwide Indian operators are expected to spend less on 5G frequencies in the upcoming spectrum auction compared to last year’s 5G spectrum offering, according to a report by Crisil Ratings. The report noted that...

US Cellular to boost 5G with C-Band spectrum

US Cellular said it will turn up an enhanced 5G offering in the coming weeks, three months ahead of schedule US Cellular announced it would be able to expand its 5G network faster than expected, as it has received full access to the 5G C-Band...

Argentina approves 5G spectrum tender

Enacom confirmed it will make available a total of 300 megahertz of spectrum in the 3.3-3.6 GHz bands for 5G Argentine telecommunications regulator Enacom’s board approved the terms of a long-delayed spectrum auction for the provision of 5G services in the country.   In a release,...

Bharti Airtel not seeking to acquire 700 MHz spectrum: Report

Airtel did not acquire 700 MHz spectrum in India’s first 5G spectrum sale in July 2022 Indian telco Bharti Airtel said it won’t buy airwaves in the 700 MHz band in the next 5G spectrum sale, according to local press reports. The company noted it will...

India’s DoT gets ready to award additional 5G spectrum

India aims to award all the unsold frequencies from last year's spectrum auction as well as new airwaves India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has started the process for auctioning the next round of 5G spectrum, sending a reference to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India...

Canada announces qualified bidders for 3.8 GHz spectrum auction

The government of Canada said that Telus, Rogers and Bell are among the qualified bidders Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) has published the final list of 22 qualified applicants for an upcoming auction through which the government will award 5G licenses in the...

Airtel launches 5G services via 26 GHz spectrum in India

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...

Airtel completes 5G tests using 26 GHz, 3.3 GHz bands

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...

#TBT: Canada auctions midband spectrum; 5G Standalone put to the test; Dish and AT&T’s services deal … this week in 2021

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! Canada auctions midband...

T-Mobile US boosts 5G speeds with four-carrier aggregation

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...

Belgian operators get ready to launch 5G in Brussels

Brussels had effectively blocked the launch of 5G services in the city due to its strict radiation rules Belgian operators are set to launch 5G services in the country’s capital city, Brussels, after local authorities eased strict regulations that prevented telcos from offering 5G in...

5G to reach 57% of mobile connections in LatAm by 2030: GSMA

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...

Airtel launches 5G services in Kenya

Airtel said it has launched its 5G offering in over 370 sites across the country Kenyan operator Airtel announced the launch of commercial 5G services in the African nation. With this launch, Airtel has become the second operator to launch 5G in Kenya, after Safaricom. Airtel said...

Korean government considers mmWave deployment incentives

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...

Airtel launches 5G services in Nigeria

In December 2022, Airtel secured 100 megahertz of spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band Airtel Nigeria launched its 5G services in the African nation, according to local press reports. The 5G offering will be available in Abuja, Lagos and Port Harcourt in an initial phase, with...

Colombia to award 5G spectrum in December

The ministry will publish the planned mechanism for the 5G auction process in August Colombia is expected to auction 5G frequencies in December, according to the country’s Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications (MinTIC). The ministry reported that the 5G auction is expected to begin on...

Lack of spectrum challenges 5G rollout in India: COAI

COAI represents the interests of local carriers Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea The lack of enough 5G frequencies for Indian operators is likely to become a major hurdle for the rollout of 5G technology as well as Wi-Fi services with the emergence of...

Telcel plans to participate in Mexico’s 5G spectrum auction: Report

Telcel already owns 100 megahertz of spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band Mexican mobile operator Telcel, owned by telecommunications group America Movil, is considering whether to participate in the upcoming auction process through which the Mexican government expects to award 5G frequencies, local newspaper El...

India won’t allocate spectrum to firms for private 5G networks

Over 20 companies in India had applied to secure 5G spectrum to set private networks in the country India’s Department of Telecommunication (DoT) has reportedly decided that it will not directly allocate 5G spectrum to enterprises for the deployment of private 5G networks, local newspaper...

Spanish government aims to extend current spectrum licenses

The Spanish government said the consultation period on the move will remain open until June 12 Spain’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation has launched a public consultation on potentially extending the length of time that current spectrum license holders have access to radio...

New Zealand telcos get 3.5 GHz spectrum to boost 5G coverage

The long-term rights to the 3.5 GHz spectrum band for 5G services will come into effect on July 1, 2023 The government of New Zealand said it has signed contracts with local carriers Spark, 2Degrees and One New Zealand to accelerate the roll-out of 5G...

Claro, Movistar secure 5G spectrum in Uruguay

Uruguay confirmed that a block of 5G spectrum had been reserved for state-run telco Antel Uruguayan operators Claro, owned by Mexican telecom group America Movil, and Movistar, owned by Spanish telco Telefonica, secured 5G frequencies in the country’s first auction of 5G spectrum. The operators,...

SK Telecom likely to return 28 GHz spectrum: Report

The Korean government previously said that SK Telecom had to install a total of 15,000 sites for its 28 GHz 5G network by the end of May Korean operator SK Telecom is likely to give up on its efforts to build a 5G network using...