A few weeks ago, the industry trade body representing the interests of the world’s mobile operator community, the GSMA, released a report looking at the impact of global regulators offering enterprises spectrum for the creation of private 4G and 5G networks. So called ‘set aside’ spectrum,...
Hurricane Dorian, broadband funding and 3.5 GHz for 5G among FCC meeting topics
The Federal Communications Committee (FCC) open meeting, scheduled for Sept. 26th, is fast approaching, and in preparation, Chairman Ajit Pai has released a tentative outline of what will be discussed. The agenda...
Testing is ongoing in the United Kingdom and Federated is speaking with regulators in about 20 countries, CEO says
ORLANDO--Federated Wireless, a driving force behind the pending commercialization of shared access to 150 megahertz of spectrum in the 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service band,...
Potential applications for Terahertz spectrum include sensing, imagine, wireless cognition
To say we're in the early days of 5G is an understatement, but regulators and academics in the U.S. are already looking to what's next. Last week the U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted to open...
Is exclusive spectrum access a hindrance to long-term development of telecom industry?
Operators spend billions on gaining exclusive access to spectrum assets needed to meet current and future consumer bandwidth demands. But, as the capacity crunch persists, service providers are investing in technologies designed to...
According to Ericsson, rural carriers have to invest for today while planning for tomorrow
Rural carriers, while facing some of the same problems as the big guys like limited capex and stagnating ARPU, deal with a unique set of challenges largely based on the geography...
Nokia highlighted the need for more mid-band spectrum for 5G
U.S. mobile operators will need to hold additional spectrum in order to be in a position to guarantee the evolution from early 5G to full 5G, according to a recent policy paper by vendor Nokia....
The U.K. government plans to kick off a 5G spectrum auction on March 20
The implementation of 5G technologies will enable cities in the U.K. to generate annual savings of £6 billion ($8.36 billion), according to a recent study by U.K mobile operator O2. The report...
Millimeter wave essential to meeting spectrum crunch and data demand
Gigabit LTE is boosting capacity to meet demand today and setting the stage for a smooth roll out of 5G that will enable users to have a consistent network experience as they move from 5G...
In conjunction with FOX, T-Mobile is accelerating deployment of new spectrum
T-Mobile US continues its effort to aggressively deploy its 600 MHz holdings. Following activation of rural sites in Maine and Wyoming, the carrier is now focusing its efforts on the high-value, high-density New York...
Willis lays out the three Fs of in-building wireless: all-fiber, full spectrum support and future-ready
In a recent interview with RCR Wireless News, Zinwave CEO Scott Willis discussed some of the trends shaping the in-building wireless market, as well as discussed his firm's approach to...
John Stephens talks move from hardware to software, FirstNet, spectrum and 5G
During the ongoing Oppenheimer Technology, Internet and Communications Conference, John Stephens, AT&T senior executive vice president and chief financial officer, explained how replacing hardware with software is a key part of the carrier's...
Cellular carrier ownership of mmWave 5G spectrum creates challenges for fixed deployment
With huge recent acquisitions of 5G spectrum licenses in the 28 GHz and 39 GHz frequency bands in the US by the major cellular carriers, the landscape for 5G deployment is taking shape,...
Indian government confirmed only 40% of the available frequencies were sold during spectrum auction
The government of India has raised more than 657.9 billion rupees ($9.8 billion) in the recent mobile spectrum auction, local press reported.
The local authorities previously said they were expecting to obtain $83 billion through the...
Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia event, Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure said the carrier has a 'competitive advantage' in network deployment strategy
Two years into a five-year plan designed to return Sprint to profitability and vastly improve its network performance, CEO Marcelo Claure "has a...
In addition to 15 million Wi-Fi hot spots, Comcast has option to resell Verizon Wireless services
During the Goldman Sachs Commacopia conference today, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts previewed plans for the cable TV giant to launch a Wi-Fi-integrated mobile virtual network operator in mid-2017 using...
The spectrum auction covers 2,200 megahertz of available airwaves
India's Department of Telecommunications has confirmed that seven telecommunications operators have submitted applications to participate in an upcoming spectrum auction.
Interested operators include Reliance Jio Infocomm, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular, Tata Teleservices, Reliance Communications and Aircel – the...
Almost 98% of premises in the United Kingdom had outdoor 4G LTE coverage in May
The United Kingdom ended last year with a total of 39.5 million subscribers in the 4G LTE segment, up from 23.6 million at the end of 2014, according to a...
Apple Pay service also coming to France and Switzerland
Apple announced plans to launch its digital wallet service, Apple Pay, in new international markets including France, Hong Kong and Switzerland in the next few months.
Apple SVP Craig Federighi also confirmed during a keynote at the...
U.K. regulator looks to create two additional 80-megahertz channels in the 5 GHz band for Wi-Fi
U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom has proposed opening up additional unlicensed spectrum in the 5 GHz band to support Wi-Fi services in a move to create two additional 80-megahertz channels for...
Verizon 5G plans could be bolstered by 39 GHz spectrum
The pending Verizon Communications acquisition of XO Communications has drawn the ire of satellite-TV provider Dish Network, which in a Federal Communications Commission filing claims the deal will give Verizon an unfair advantage as "5G"...
The government raised $1.81 billion in the multiband spectrum auction
South Korea obtained 2.11 trillion won ($1.81 billion) in a recent multiband spectrum auction, well below the market expectation of 2.5 trillion won. The country’s largest mobile operator SK Telecom picked up both blocks of...
A study revealed that only four markets have allocated more than 30% of the spectrum suggested by the ITU
The lack of sufficient spectrum for the development of mobile services represents negative consequences for Latin American users and also limits the growth potential of the...
The forward and reverse auction of valuable 600 MHz spectrum in the U.S. could prompt regulators around the globe make more sub-1 GHz spectrum available for mobile use, according to an Ericsson executive.
Jared Carlson, head of regulatory and government relations for Ericsson North America,...
