The government is looking to award additional mid-band spectrum as well as frequencies in the sub-6 GHz bands for 5G
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is currently working on freeing up additional frequencies to support 5G services, local newspaper The Economic Times reported.
The report noted...
The private network licenses have been applied for 20 geographical areas
A total of five Indian firms have applied to obtain licenses in order to provide private networks in the country, local press reported, citing sources at the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).
According to the...
The proposed Rogers-Shaw merger was initially announced on March 15, 2021
Canadian operators Rogers Communications, Shaw Communications and Quebecor announced an agreement to extend the outside date of the proposed merger of Rogers and Shaw and the acquisition of Freedom Mobile by Videotron, a wholly-owned...
Quebecor acquired additional 5G spectrum in Manitoba and Quebec
Canadian operator Quebecor and its subsidiary Videotron have invested nearly CAD10 million ($7.5 million) to acquire new 5G wireless spectrum licenses, in Manitoba in the 600 MHz band and in Quebec in the 3,500 MHz band,...
Jio is currently offering 5G services in 184 cities across India
Indian operator Reliance Jio continued to expand its 5G footprint in the country, with the launch of 5G coverage in 50 new cities.
With this new launch, the telco said that users across 184 cities...
Norway has opened up 400 MHz of prime mid-band spectrum, at 3.8-4.2 GHz, for enterprises to deploy local-area private 5G networks. Following pilots last year, the Norwegian Communications Authority (Nkom) is now offering four different-sized tranches of the 3.8-4.2 GHz band on 10-year deals....
All three mobile network operators have achieved the required coverage of 98% of households with at least 100 Mbits in each federal state
German mobile operators said they have fulfilled with the coverage obligations required in the terms of the 5G spectrum auction in 2019.
The...
The 5G spectrum auction is expected to happen this year
Mexico’s telecom regulator IFT approved the launch of a public consultation to put together an auction of 330 megahertz of additional low and mid-band spectrum.
In total, the regulator aims to award 330MHz, of which 90...
In India, the 6 GHz band is partly used by the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) for satellite operations
Indian operators Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea asked the government to identify and release 6 GHz spectrum band for the provision of 5G services,...
The Senate has released a $1.7 trillion fiscal year 2023 omnibus appropriations bill, but it does not include long-term auction authority reauthorization for the Federal Communications Commission.
Instead, the bill, which will fund the federal government for the coming year, gives the FCC an additional...
T-Mobile US is also re-farming its 1900 MHz spectrum, which was previously used on Sprint and T-Mo legacy networks
“Consider the mic dropped,” T-Mobile US said in a press release announcing that its Extended Range 5G service — which uses 600 MHz spectrum — now reaches...
The Indian government has already set aside 5G frequencies for BSNL
Indian state-run operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), has asked the government for more spectrum for the future deployment of 5G technology, Indian press reported.
According to the reports, the Indian government has already set...
Telecom carriers / mobile operators invest well over a billion dollars per year in their network infrastructure, operations and spectrum. It’s vital for the telecom carriers / mobile operators to access continuous and real-time competitive data to be proactive about when and where they...
AT&T expects its 5G network infrastructure to reach 25 cities across Mexico before the end of 2022
AT&T Mexico is currently offering its 5G services in 18 cities across the country, local press reported, citing the company’s Deputy Vice President of Execution and Transformation Carlos...
The government of India is currently analyzing to award new spectrum bands in the range of 3700-4200 MHz and 4700-4800 MHz
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will seek recommendations from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to conduct a new 5G spectrum auction in...
The 5G test, conducted over the 28 GHz millimeter wave frequency, achieved a peak throughput of 1 Gbps at a record distance of 11.18 km
Ericsson and Malaysian state-run operator Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) claimed a world record distance for gigabit speeds over Malaysia’s 5G...
The subsidy scheme for encouraging early deployment of 5G was initially launched in May 2020
Hong Kong’s Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) announced that subsidies to encourage 5G deployments will end on December 31.
The subsidy framework for encouraging early deployment of 5G was initially...
The Nokia Wavence portfolio includes high-capacity microwave transceivers, designed to support operators as they build out their 5G networks
Nokia announced that it has extended its collaboration with French operator Orange to upgrade its microwave backhaul network, the former said in a release.
The vendor noted...
There’s been talk in some corners that Wi-Fi 6E is a “niche” generation of Wi-Fi. Nothing could be further from the truth. Wi-Fi 6E is the most significant development in the history of Wi-Fi and offers incredible value to enterprises.
That said, I understand why...
The Ericsson study noted that emerging markets could benefit from GDP growth between 0.3 and 0.46% through 2035
The deployment of 5G technology could trigger a number of economic benefits for certain emerging markets, according to a new Ericsson-commissioned study by Analysys Mason.
The study noted...
The Hong Kong government is taking comments through December 15
Hong Kong’s Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (SCED) and the Communications Authority (CA) recently launched a public consultation on the proposed reassignment of 20 megahertz of spectrum in the 850/900 MHz bands and 90...
Deutsche Telekom said that telecom regulator Bundesnetzagentur provided support for these 6 GHz tests with a special license
German carrier Deutsche Telekom said it tested frequencies in the 6 GHz band in the city of Bonn under real-world conditions.
The telco noted that these are...
Around the world, regulators are exploring various strategies to spectrum management that makes room for private network allocations. At the recent Private Networks European Forum event, representatives from regulatory agencies in the U.K. (Ofcom), Sweden (PTS) and Germany (Federal Network Agency, or BNetzA) discussed...
'To be vertical, you have to be perpendicular to something'
Around the world, regulators are exploring various strategies to spectrum management that makes room for private network allocations. At the recent Private Networks European Forum event, representatives from regulatory agencies in the U.K. (Ofcom), Sweden...
