Spectrum

Agency seeks to bolster US’ position in midband spectrum The Federal Communications Commission has signaled its focus on pushing harder for midband spectrum in addition to the millimeter wave bands …

The design of some 5G auctions is artificially inflating prices or inefficiently distributing already scarce spectrum resources, industry association GSMA said in a release. “Auctions can and do fail when …

A dozen networks have been launched that use LTE in unlicensed spectrum, GSA report says The use of unlicensed or shared spectrum to deliver LTE services is developing steadily, according …

After 79 rounds, the Federal Communications Commission’s 24 GHz auction has raised nearly $1.989 billion in bids. Five rounds of bidding are being held each day at this point in …

As the 24 GHz auction closes out another week of bidding, the total bid amount has reached $1.828 billion after 49 rounds. The Federal Communications Commission bumped up the number …

The United States is tied with China for first place in 5G readiness, according to a new report from Analysys Mason, which credited policy makers’ decisions with helping the U.S. …

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 …

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 …

  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 …

  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 …

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 …

  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 …

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 …

  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 …

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 …

  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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …