Spectrum

The Federal Communications Commission has unanimously approved new rules in place that govern how space-based systems coordinate and share spectrum, in an attempt to balance early-mover system protections while enabling …

Tax weekend greetings from Missouri, Nebraska, Louisiana, Texas and Jamacia.  No, Fastwyre is not going global, but the staff of the Brief took part in a long-needed vacation to one …

S&P Global Market Intelligence noted it expected 5G launches in the coming months to come from developing markets in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Eastern Europe and Latin America A total of 238 …

Spectrum allocations peaked in 2021, with $140.1 billion in spectrum either auctioned or assigned The United States C-Band continues to hold the record for the most expensive spectrum in the …

UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has opened a six-week consultation with a view to open more cellular spectrum for shared and private usage. It said the success of its Shared Access …

The proposed merger between Rogers and Shaw was initially announced on March 15, 2021 Canadian telcos Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications announced that their proposed merger is expected to close …

Under the 6G initiative, India will identify priority areas for research by involving stakeholders including industry, academia and service providers The government of India unveiled a national “6G” project with …

Qualcomm SVP of Engineering talks 5G, AI and IoT at Mobile World Congress 2023 In addition to its long-standing leadership in smartphone and other mobile devices, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is a …

Air interface innovations and new services on the way with 5G Advanced and 6G In addition to driving the ongoing standardization of 5G Advanced and early scoping of 6G, Qualcomm …

One of the constant wireless industry topics of conversation is spectrum: Who is buying what, who is using what, the technical pros and cons of different bands—and how to get …

Rosenworcel envisions a seamless ‘Single Network Future’ With interest in integration of satellite and terrestrial networks on the rise in order to provide ubiquitous coverage, the Federal Communications Commission has …

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on …

ZTE said that this new solution, dubbed UniSite, aims to help carriers build a future-oriented 5G network offering capabilities for all spectrum bands BARCELONA—Chinese vendor ZTE has released its new …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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) …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …