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Brazil gets a new nationwide mobile player
The lion’s share of new 5G spectrum in Brazil has gone to the big three, as expected, but half a dozen small players also won frequencies, with one picking up a national licence.
Adtran makes its mmWave FWA move
There are increasing signs that millimetre wave might finally become useful with Adtran joining the race to apply it to fixed wireless access.
Nokia reckons it has cracked mmWave for 5G FWA
A new technology from Finnish kit vendor Nokia claims to have overcome millimetre wave propagation challenges for fixed wireless access use.
Ericsson demos a wireless powered base station
With partner PowerLight, Swedish kit vendor Ericsson has found a way to transfer power via photons.
Applications open for Australia’s sub-1 GHz 5G sale
Australia has formally opened its sub-1 GHz 5G spectrum auction process and interested parties have three weeks to submit their applications for a contest that will take place before the end of the year.
Croatia reels in $56.2M from 5G-friendly spectrum
Hrvatski Telekom biggest spender ($20.4 million) in auction of 700MHz, 3.6GHz and 26GHz frequencies (and Croatia says hello to EOLO).
Optus aggregates 3.5 GHz with mmWave, plans commercial launch this year
Optus has shared details of a lab trial that saw it aggregate 3.5 GHz frequencies with spectrum in the 26 GHz mmWave band to enable it to provide high-speed 5G connectivity over a wider area.
TPG boosts 5G spectrum assets with Dense Air deal
TPG Telecom has been on a 5G spectrum shopping spree of late and has just augmented its stock of 3.6GHz frequencies in six cities through a swap with Dense Air.
Nokia, Qualcomm and UScellular manage to get mmWave to go 10 km
Millimetre wave might not be so rubbish after all, with a group of intrepid telecoms boffins managing to set a new range record.
Report commissioned by Ericsson and Qualcomm insists mmWave is a great idea
The deployment of millimetre wave (mmWave) spectrum for 5G in Europe will bring a huge economic benefit, according to a new report by Analysys Mason.
Verizon is getting up to speed with its 5G spectrum aggregation
Verizon has achieved speeds of 4.3 Gbps in a lab trial that saw it aggregate C-band and mmWave spectrum.
Optus talks up ‘golden GHz’ as Australia awards mmWave spectrum
Australia has allocated the vast majority of the 26 GHz spectrum it has available, raising A$647.6 million (just over US$500 million) in the process.
Does Verizon have the fastest 5G in the world?
Verizon really does have the fastest 5G in the world, or at least it is allowed to make that claim through its advertising, according to an advertising standards ruling this week.
Nokia breaks its own commercial 5G speed record
A trial conducted in Ankara, in partnership with Turk Telekom, managed to hit 4.5 Gbps using commercial kit.
Samsung reclaims 5G speed record
Korean tech giant Samsung claims to have wrestled back the 5G speed record but, as ever, that requires careful qualification.
Verizon lets slip its 5G can significantly increase phone power use
US telco Verizon seems to have been accidentally honest in a tweet from its support team admitting that turning off 5G can help conserve battery life.
Nokia claims new 5G speed record for a commercial network
On its home turf of Finland, in partnership with Elisa and Qualcomm, Nokia says it hit 8 Gbps by combining two devices.
Jio lobbies for a head start on its 5G network
Flush with mountains of fresh investment, Indian telco Reliance Jio has unveiled its greenfield 5G plans and wants spectrum for it ASAP.
A look back at this week’s biggest stories
Whether it’s important, depressing or just entertaining, the telecoms industry is always one which attracts attention.
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