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Auction 102: $1.6 billion and counting

The bids for 24 GHz spectrum continue to go up, with $1.63 billion in bids garnered through the first 32 rounds of bidding. Another three rounds will be held to close out this week. Comparatively, the 28 GHz auction held earlier this year raised only...

LTE and 5G for industrial IoT: What are private networks, and how do they work?

Private cellular networks are standard 3GPP-based cellular networks offering a combination of low-power wide-area (LPWA), broadband LTE, and even ‘massive’-scale, ultra-reliable 5G connectivity for exclusive use by private parties. They are deployed and managed separately of public cellular networks, but function in the same way....

Telecoms sector represented 5.5% of China’s GDP in 2018, GSMA says

  The industry association said 5G connections in China are expected to 460 million by 2025 China’s mobile ecosystem added CNY5.2 trillion ($750 billion) in value to the country’s economy in 2018, equivalent to 5.5% of China’s GDP last year, according to a new GSMA report. China’s...

Vodafone Idea strikes deal with Nokia for network upgrade in India

  The European vendor will install several technologies including Single RAN, massive MIMO and small cells Indian carrier Vodafone Idea has inked a partnership Nokia for the deployment of a LTE network across multiple service areas. As part of the agreement, Nokia will deploy Single RAN Advanced,...

FCC’s 24 GHz auction raises $304 million in first day

Auction proceeds despite concerns from House members, science agencies on potential impact to weather data gathering The Federal Communications Commission's auction of millimeter wave spectrum at 24 GHz raised $284 million in its first round of bidding and ended its first day with $304 million...

Germany to award 5G spectrum for industrial firms in H2

  The local telecom regulator also announced new security requirements for telecommunications vendors Germany’s Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has confirmed that it will award spectrum for the provision of local 5G services in the second half of this year. Under this process, German companies will be able...

Grace Koh to lead US delegation to World Radiocommunication Conference 2019

Koh appointed to lead US presence at ITU's WRC Grace Koh will lead the U.S. delegation to the International Telecommunications Union's World Radiocommunication Conference 2019, which will be held this fall in Egypt. Koh has private sector experience in technology, legal and regulatory policy and recently...

Robust LTE provides strong foundation for 5G

  Huawei 5G strategy marked by commercial end-to-end availability Operators are continuing to invest in gigabit-class LTE while deploying early non-standalone 5G networks leveraging those 4G investments and paving the way for more advanced 5G services as standards progress and networks become more ubiquitous. Speaking with RCR...

FCC finalizes qualified bidders for 24 GHz auction

As the Federal Communications Commission moves quickly to open up additional millimeter wave spectrum for commercial use, it has identified 38 qualified bidders who plan to participate in the upcoming 24 GHz auction. That's two fewer qualified bidders than the previous mmWave auction for spectrum...

Telus to launch process to select 5G vendor later this year: CEO

  The executive said that commercial 5G services in Canada will not be launched before the second half of 2020 Canadian carrier Telus expects to launch a request for proposal (RFP) to select its 5G vendor later this year, the company’s president and CEO Darren Entwistle,...

Report: Opening 400 megahertz of midband spectrum for 5G would add $274B to US economy

CTIA says U.S. lags in making mid-band spectrum available As the U.S. Senate prepares for a hearing on 5G, CTIA has released new analysis which estimates that making another 400 megahertz of mid-band spectrum available for 5G services would add $274 billion to the U.S....

FCC’s 24 GHz auction to start March 14

Auction 102 will put nearly 3,000 24 GHz licenses up for grabs On the heels of the conclusion of its first millimeter wave spectrum auction that raised $702 million, the Federal Communications Commission is forging ahead with another mmWave auction: this time, at 24 GHz. Bidding...

Auction 101 wraps up, raising $702 million

The Federal Communications Commission's auction of millimeter wave spectrum at 28 GHz has concluded after 176 rounds, having raised nearly $702.6 million in provisionally winning bids. According to the FCC, the identities of winning bidders will not be made public until after the end of...

Debating the future of the 2.5 GHz EBS spectrum

Federal Communications Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel continued her backing of an incentive auction for Educational Broadband Service licenses at 2.5 GHz at a forum in Washington, D.C., framing it as a compromise option to "honor" the intent for educational use in the band while avoiding...

Auction 101 tiptoes along

The Federal Communications Commission's millimeter wave auction appears to be winding down, although it looks like bidding will continue in the new year. The auction has raised $689,788,660, as of the end of the fourth round of bidding on Thursday -- a total which has barely...

Auction 101: Nearly $690 million raised; bidding continues to slow

The Federal Communications Commission's auction of millimeter wave frequencies has raised nearly $690 million. The auction is slated to continue through this week, although bidding has slowed considerably. Four bidding rounds will be held today. Auction 101 includes just over 3,000 county-based licenses in two 425-megahertz blocks...

Auction 101 creeps toward $600 million in bids

Bidding in the Federal Communications Commission’s current auction of millimeter wave spectrum hit a lull yesterday, although it bounced back this morning with a round garnering $21 million in bids. Auction 101 has now raised nearly $580 million in bids, with three additional rounds of...

NTT DoCoMo, Rohde & Schwarz look beyond millimeter wave

New research explores frequencies up to 150 GHz Even as the mobile industry steps into a 5G world where it is making use of millimeter wave frequencies for commercial cellular services, some are eyeing even higher -- and more plentiful -- spectrum resources. Test company Rohde...

Millimeter wave spectrum auction hits $145 million in bids

The Federal Communications Commission’s auction of millimeter wave spectrum for 5G service has raised more than $145 million in bids. Fourteen rounds of bidding have been completed over five days, and now the auction bidding takes a break for the Thanksgiving holiday. Auction 101 includes just over...

FCC’s millimeter wave auction raises $62 million in early bidding

mmWave auction bidding continues today After five rounds of bidding, the Federal Communications Commission's auction of millimeter wave spectrum for 5G service has raised more than $62.2 million. Two more rounds of bidding are scheduled for today, after bidding in Auction 101 was temporarily suspended...

German car makers interested in deploying own 5G networks

  BMW, Volkswagen and Daimler have already expressed interest in operating private 5G networks for their plants German car makers are looking to deploy their own 5G networks in order to start manufacturing self-driving cars by 2021, German press reported. Under such a scenario, car makers would...

To DSRC or not to DSRC? FCC tests show spectrum sharing with Wi-Fi is possible at 5.9 GHz, but the conversation has shifted

Prototype spectrum-sharing devices "reliably detected" DSRC signals -- but where will FCC go from here? The Federal Communications Commission's Office of Engineering and Technology has released testing results which show that prototype devices can successfully share 5.9 GHz spectrum that is currently allocated to Dedicate...

White House seeks to drive ‘flexible and sustainable’ spectrum policy

President calls for long-term National Spectrum Strategy In a memorandum on national spectrum policy, President Donald Trump called out the importance of the U.S. being first in 5G and ordered government agencies to review their spectrum holdings and continue to seek opportunities for spectrum sharing. Access...

FCC: CBRS Priority Access Licenses will be county-sized with 10-year term

CBRS rules finalized The Federal Communications Commission has finalized the rules governing Priority Access Licenses for the Citizens Broadband Radio Service at 3.5 GHz, setting the stage for a PAL spectrum auction. The FCC's update to the rules governing CBRS left in place the three-tiered spectrum...