Spectrum

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has released the implementation plan for the Biden administration’s National Spectrum Strategy, which aims to kick off working groups on three candidate bands this …

New bill requires at least 1,250 megahertz of spectrum between 1.3-13.2 GHz be auctioned for full-power, licensed commercial use It has been slightly more than a year since the auction …

With industry consensus around the Cat-B ULPI open fronthaul interface standard, the Open RAN ecosystem is ready to scale with massive MIMO support Open RAN is often described as a …

EchoStar needs additional financing to pay debts coming due and plans to use its spectrum holdings as leverage The newly merged EchoStar needs to raise additional capital to pay debts …

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Sub-terahertz frequencies will be tested in an indoor-only environment for high-throughput data links Microsoft is going to test indoor sub-terahertz wireless links as a potential supplement to wired links in …

Juniper Research said the initial 6G networks will be deployed around 2029 Global 6G connections are forecast to reach 290 million by 2030, according to a recent study by Juniper …

The U.S. is in global race for leadership in wireless technologies, and the implementation of the country’s new National Spectrum Strategy will impact the direction of spectrum policy for decades. …

‘NTIA has less than two years to get the U.S. back on track,” telecom industry group’s CEO writes The United States’ leadership in spectrum policy, 5G and reaping the economic …

On the heels of the re-merging of EchoStar and Dish Network, EchoStar has transferred some of Dish’s spectrum licenses to a new company entity for more “financing flexibility,” and has …

Bill is headed to President Joe Biden’s desk Congress has passed a bill that would enable T-Mobile US and other winners in the most recent auction of 2.5 GHz licenses …

The Dutch Authority for Digital Infrastructure (RDI) has announced local spectrum licences in the so-called ‘3.6 GHz band’ are available now for local private 5G networks. It has confirmed that …

Annual spending on 5G and LTE-based RAN equipment for use in shared and unlicensed spectrum will hit $3 billion by the end of 2026, up from around $1.4 billion by …

Ligado claims that DoD has previously undisclosed systems running in its spectrum and has sued for compensation Ligado Networks has filed suit against the U.S. government, including the Department of …

The long tail of national regulation on ‘vertical’ private 5G spectrum continues to wag, in a slightly inconsistent manner. Swiss telecoms regulator BAKOM has announced it will open the 3400-3500 …

The frequency range from 7.125 GHz to 24.25 GHz is attracting attention as possible additional spectrum for 6G, and is already being unofficially referred to as FR3. The wavelength is …

ATIS said a new paper is part of a broader effort to better understand and influence spectrum access, management, policy recommendations, standards and long-term needs in future 6G spectrum ATIS’ …

Dish claims to have already spent $1 billion on 800 MHz-ready radios Dish Network has asked for another 10 months to put together enough funding to buy T-Mobile US’ 800 …

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The government also said it will be making more 5G spectrum available in the future, including through non-competitive local licensing The government of Canada announced an outline detailing how it …

Both countries will also seek to promote Open RAN in other countries across Latin America Brazil’s telecommunications regulator Anatel and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan (MIC) …

The government of New Zealand said that the spectrum will be available for long term use around May 2026 New Zealand’s Radio Spectrum Management agency (RSM) has unveiled its high-level …

Rosenworcel expresses hope that AI can help deal with congested airwaves The Federal Communications Commission is asking for input on new technological approaches to assessing spectrum usage, so that it …

Across the globe, 5G deployments are ramping up rapidly. According to Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) intelligence, there were more than 220 5G networks deployed as of the …

Local operators Movistar and Tigo have already carried out 5G trials in the country Colombia’s telecom ministry, MinTIC, has published the first draft of a resolution to award spectrum for …