Verizon plans to cover 46 markets with 5G C-Band spectrum in the first quarter of 2022
Verizon, Ericsson and MediaTek conducted a recent lab trial, in which the group aggregated C-band spectrum with mmWave spectrum, achieving speeds of 4.3 Gbps. The trial follows Verizon’s deals...
Verizon reported first quarter revenue up 4% from a year ago, but that gain was marred by net phone losses of 178,000. The company reporting that its first quarter revenue was $32.9 billion, with non-GAAP earnings of $1.31 a share.
However, while Verizon's consumer Fios...
To make the most of the $45.45 billion worth of C-Band spectrum that it recently acquired, Verizon has signed deals with Crown Castle and SBA Communications to accelerate the deployment of C-band equipment.
Because C-Band spectrum requires new network equipment to be placed on existing towers, Verizon...
To the uneducated, licensed spectrum is a valuable commodity. For carriers such as AT&T, Dish, T-Mobile, and Verizon to deploy next generation 5G access and services broadly, these service providers need a wide range of spectrum assets. The spectrum gap was abundantly clear as...
Happy Valentine’s Day from Charlotte/ Davidson/ Lake Norman, NC. We have prepared a very special issue this week for both President’s Day and Valentine’s Day holidays. Because it’s a long weekend, we took the liberty to slightly increase the length of this week’s Brief.
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The C Band network consists of an Ericsson 64T64R AAS radio, baseband and Router 6000
Ericsson has reached what its calling "a new performance benchmark" on its live C band network with 16-layer downlink Multi-user MIMO technology, delivering enhanced spectral efficiency. The demonstration, featuring 16-layer...
As many organization turn to tech to help in adjusting to operating during a global pandemic, the Federal Communications Commission has granted the National Football League permission to temporarily use C-Band spectrum during the 2020-2021 football season for low-power, body-worn wireless sensors for players...
With a C-Band spectrum auction set to begin December 8, Verizon and T-Mobile US are ramping up their testing of the spectrum.
This week, T-Mobile US was granted permission for a two-year testing period to try out 5G New Radio in C-Band spectrum testing at...
Execs aiming for nationwide 5G coverage this summer
Between the FirstNet build out, low-band 5G expansion and limited introduction of dynamic spectrum sharing, AT&T's network team has been busy this year. By the latest count, some form of 5G, either using millimeter wave spectrum or...
Before a Senate subcommittee, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai argued that American 5G leadership and expedited 5G mid-band deployments are worth the $9.7 billion in incentive payments that the agency plans to pay in order to get C-Band spectrum cleared rapidly.
At last week's...
Ready for C-Band spectrum? Nokia says it is
Nokia is putting 5G New Radio through its paces in C-Band spectrum in Dallas, Texas and says that it successfully completed a series of over-the-air 5G tests and reached "stable peak throughput speeds" of more than 1...
Intelsat said that it has contracted for six new satellites in order to meet the Federal Communication Commission's accelerated spectrum-clearing timeline for the C-Band.
The company recently went into Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring, and said that "one of the primary catalysts" for the timing was...
Pai's plan would set a C Band auction for early December 2020
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai today outlined plans for a public auction of mid-band airwaves that would make 280 megahertz of spectrum available for terrestrial 5G services, raise money for the U.S....
With Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai expected to announce his plans today for the auction of C Band spectrum, an additional complication looms over the already contentious process:Â satellite provider Intelsat is reportedly considering filing for bankruptcy if U.S. regulators don't sweeten the compensation...
Mid-band spectrum in the C Band is shaping up to be central to 5G, according to a new report.
In a new report on C Band spectrum, the Global mobile Suppliers Association reports that auctions and allocations in the C Band "have come thick and...
Pai tells senators that C Band auction will be conducted publicly by the FCC
Federal Communications Commission Chair Ajit Pai said in a letter to Congress that the C Band auction will be public and conducted by the FCC, dashing satellite operators' hopes that they...
CBA says it is working on effort to put proposed C Band private auction funds toward a rural 5G network
In its continued push to lead a private auction of C Band spectrum, the C Band Alliance says that it will pay at least 30%...
Satellite operators have sweetened the pot, offering to voluntarily clear an additional 100 megahertz of C-Band spectrum, as the Federal Communications Commission continues to mull the band's future.
In a recent filing with the Federal Communications Commission, the C Band Alliance of satellite operators committed...
Huawei and Sunrise achieved the record speed using 100MHz of C-Band spectrum
Huawei and Swiss wireless provider Sunrise achieved a record speed of 3.67 Gbps downlink with multiple 5G smartphones in one 5G cell in Zürich, the two companies reported. What makes this feat even...
Satellite operator Eutelsat has withdrawn from the C Band Alliance, a group which includes the four largest global satellite operators and has been advocating for privately handling the clearing and auction of a large chunk of midband spectrum that is currently used for satellite...
Co-channel sharing of satellite C Band spectrum is feasible with far smaller geographic protection areas than are currently in place, according to a new study -- and trimming down the exclusion zones around satellite earth stations and enabling spectrum sharing could open up high-speed...
Verizon fixed and mobile 5G services currently focused on millimeter wave spectrum
Verizon went to market with a millimeter wave-based fixed wireless access 5G service then expanded to mobile, also based on high-band frequencies. AT&T also used its millimeter wave to launch 5G. Sprint is...
WASHINGTON, D.C.--In the Federal Communications Commission's quest to free up more mid-band spectrum for 5G wireless services, the debate around the C Band is one of the most contentious and complicated. That complexity was reflected at a panel on Wednesday, with most of the...
The C band is under consideration for terrestrial fixed and mobile networks
The Federal Communications Commission announced today that at its next meeting, it will vote on a notice of proposed rulemaking that could lead to reallocation or spectrum sharing in the C band, which...
