Commission looks to tap 3.7 GHz to 4.2 GHz for 5G services
Early commercial 5G services in the U.S. will provide enhanced broadband services by using high frequency millimeter wave spectrum. But, to truly realize the full promise of mobile 5G, millimeter wave will need...
Facebook's Terragraph focused on multi-gigabit wireless in urban areas
Densely populated urban areas are centers for demand of more bandwidth and faster wireless speeds. At the same time, these areas are challenging environments to replace legacy copper, deploy costly fiber or quickly stand up cellular...
U.S. 5G spectrum auctions for 24, 28 GHz bands set to begin in November.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission gave the domestic 5G industry a boost yesterday by announcing its pre-auction process to hold two millimeter wave spectrum auctions for 5G use, starting on November 14th....
5G trial in Waco will give way to commercial service this year
Ahead of a planned commercial 5G service launch later this year, AT&T is continuing trial activities around the country, including in Waco, Texas, where the carrier has deployed 5G-backed Wi-Fi for Magnolia Market...
High-band, high-capacity millimeter wave spectrum is seen as a key enabler of future 5G networks. In the U.S., major carriers have focused early millimeter wave trial work on the 28 GHz and 39 GHz bands. Similarly, service providers, T-Mobile US in particular, have been...
KT will use 28 GHz spectrum for urban hot spots and 3.5 GHz band for urban and rural areas.
South Korean telecom operator KT Corp. has confirmed plans to launch its commercial 5G network by March 2019, Korean press reported. Oh Seong-mok, president of KT’s network...
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....
AT&T 5G plans will tap millimeter wave spectrum
After initially announcing its plans to offer mobile 5G in 2018, AT&T identified Dallas and Waco, Texas, and Atlanta Georgia, as the first cities where it will deploy network services based on the 3GPP non-standalone 5G New...
4K video streaming 5G test used 28 GHz spectrum
Earlier this month, inside a Nokia facility in Murray Hill, N.J., the network infrastructure vendor worked with Verizon and Qualcomm to complete what is being billed as the first over-the-air call based on 3GPP's non-standalone 5G...
The telco said the new initiative will allow partners and organizations to develop new use cases for 5G
Japanese telecommunications operator NTT Docomo plans to launch an open partner program this month to enable local business and government organizations to explore and develop new use...
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...
Siklu provided gigabit millimeter wave equipment for project
Looking for a lower-cost alternative to fiber to connect multi-tenant public housing units, as well as a nearby homeless shelter, in Cleveland Ohio, Digital C worked with millimeter wave specialist Siklu to provide a wireless option to...
WiGig use cases include wireless docking and untethered VR
The 802.11ad standard, also called WiGig due to its ability to deliver multi-gigabit throughput using unlicensed 60 GHz frequencies, has been something of a slow burn. But Mark Grodzinsky, senior director of product management for Qualcomm,...
Samsung joins the GSA executive board in pushing global spectrum harmonization
As 3GPP works to establish a 5G New Radio specification, vendors and operators around the world are, in addition to helping inform the standards process, earnestly conducting lab and field trials for 5G and...
Another telecom company has offered a $1.8 billion deal
AT&T's acquisition of Straight Path for its high-band spectrum may not be a done deal after all.
Straight Path says that it received an offer for a $1.8 billion purchase price, in the form of an unsolicited...
The FCC opened up its experimental licensing system, which is expected to benefit entities looking to further 5G technology research.
With a move towards pushing ongoing development of “5G” technologies, the Federal Communications Commission said its experimental licensing system was now accepting applications...
A published report citing a Straight Path regulatory filing suggests Verizon is set to top AT&T’s pending acquisition offer for the spectrum-rich company.
Verizon Communications is reportedly eyeing a competing bid for millimeter wave spectrum holder Straight Path, which has already approved a...
AT&T is set to pick up 868 spectrum licenses in the 28 GHz and 39 GHz bands it plans to use for upcoming 5G services in $1.6B deal.
AT&T is looking to continue bolstering its millimeter wave spectrum holdings, announcing a deal to...
Verizon 5G plans to focus on fixed wireless internet, VoIP services using millimeter wave spectrum and routing through a virtualized core.
Verizon Communications is looking to begin fixed wireless “5G” trials in April across a handful of U.S. cities as it continues to progress its...
