Belgium adds over €200 million to 5G spectrum yield
Belgium’s big three mobile operators have shared the spoils in the country’s recent auction of 1400 MHz spectrum, a process that brought in an extra €216.5 million for state coffers.
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Verizon adds more spectrum to its 5G offering
US operator Verizon has increased the amount of C-band spectrum it is using at various sites across the US and as a result is excitedly bigging up the prospect of bigger and better services.
India’s Adani ‘one of many’ to bid in 5G auction
Adani Group has revealed that it will take part in India’s upcoming 5G spectrum auction with a view to rolling out private 5G networks.
GSMA says industry needs another 7 GHz of 5G spectrum
It’s hard to put a number on the exact quantity of spectrum telcos need in order to fully deliver on the promises of 5G, but it seems the GSMA has done exactly that.
IATA urges the rest of the world to learn from US 5G drama
As if it doesn’t already have enough to worry about, the International Air Transport Association fears the US experience with 5G near airports applies elsewhere too.
Nokia claims new 5G uplink speed record
Finnish kit vendor Nokia teamed up with compatriot MNO Elisa and US mobile chip firm Qualcomm to hit uplink speeds of 2.1 Gbps using 5G over mmWave.
Belgium spends €1.2 billion on long-awaited 5G auction
After years spent grappling with mobile radiation limits, Belgium has finally completed its first 5G spectrum auction.
The Telecoms.com Podcast: Giganet, edge and India
Our run of special guests continues as we’re delighted to welcome Jarlath Finnegan, CEO of UK fibreco Giganet. Jarlath treated the whole pod team to a selection of Irish whiskies so, before finding out all about Giganet and the UK fibre market they were compelled to have a taste of all of them. They eventually meander onto a recent mobile edge event that Iain attended before concluding with the latest on the chaotic Indian telecoms scene.
India announces its 5G spectrum auction
The Indian government has committed to auctioning spectrum licenses it expects to be used for 5G, by the end of July.
Ofcom wants new spectrum licences for drones
UK comms regulator Ofcom is proposing a new license for commercial drone operators following trials that include drone delivered post by the Royal Mail.
The Telecoms.com Podcast: 5G, telco M&A and Nokia
The guys are delighted to welcome special guest Dario Talmesio back to the pod. Dario is research director for service provider strategy at Omdia, which means he knows a lot about the mobile business, so they start by reviewing the current state of play with 5G. Before long they meander onto various other telecoms industry talking points, before concluding by hearing about Iain’s chat with Nokia’s head of mobile networks.
Ofcom wants to let Vodafone and O2 refarm 4G spectrum for 5G
UK telco watchdog Ofcom wants to alter some of O2’s and Vodafone’s spectrum licences so they can reuse frequencies they already have for 5G.
BT uses ‘excited atoms’ to supercharge 5G
Captain’s Log, star date 18/05/22: UK telecoms group BT is trialling cutting edge quantum receiver technology, which it thinks could open up future 5G and IoT applications.
The Telecoms.com Podcast: BT Sport, mmWave and Russia
No guest this week but we do have a special member of the audience this as the Telecoms.com empire continues to grow. The guys start by looking at BT’s latest attempt to rescue its sport division and what that says about telcos betting on content. They move on to ponder the matter of how useful millimetre wave spectrum is before concluding with a look at the effect Russia sanctions are having on the industry.
GSMA says telcos are getting stiffed on network infrastructure costs
The telecoms industry body and organiser of MWC throws its weight in on the question of who pays for the internet?
Three’s 3G shutdown should be smoother than its launch
Three UK’s 3G network was its launchpad, but now the company is pulling the plug with a view to channelling investments and spectrum into newer technologies.
Samsung says 6G will need all the mmWave spectrum it can get
Samsung wants tens of Gigahertz of contiguous millimetre wave spectrum so we can all enjoy the myriad benefits of 6G holograms.
Ofcom begins mulling mmWave for the UK
UK comms regulator Ofcom, which controls the allocation of radio spectrum, is finally looking at opening up millimetre wave spectrum bands to the telecoms industry.
Doubt creeps into the mmWave business case
Question marks are appearing over the use of millimeter wave (mmWave) technology for 5G, with growth in investments in the sector slowing last year.
Belgium says no to 5G mmWave down south
The government of Belgium’s Wallonia region has given the go-ahead for an increase in radiation limits for 5G, but is sticking to its guns on health concerns about millimetre wave.
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