US state trousers $4.6 billion from 3.5 GHz auction
The auction of 3.5 GHz spectrum in the US has closed, raising a total of $4.59 billion and raising expectations that the country’s next 5G sale could bring in almost 10 times as much.
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FCC finally opens up 3.5 GHz for US telcos
It might be years overdue, but the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has made the first tentative steps towards utilising valuable assets in the 3.5 GHz spectrum band.
Liquid targets early 2020 for South African 5G wholesale launch
Liquid Telecom has said it plans to launch a 5G wholesale network in all major South African cities in early 2020.
Canada preps the industry with hint of regulatory disruption
The Canadian Competition Bureau is suggesting competition is not healthy in the country and new regulation could emerge to encourage the creation of new challengers.
US starts edging towards mid-band spectrum release
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released a statement all the telcos have been waiting for; there is finally going to be a spectrum auction for the 3.5 GHz band.
Ericsson, Intel and Telstra do commercial 5G over licensed 3.5 GHz
The trend of networking vendors, modem makers and mobile operators combining to demo commercial 5G continues with Ericsson, Intel and Telstra doing their thing over 3.5 GHz.
Google, Intel, Nokia, Qualcomm and others form 3.5 GHz alliance
Some of the world’s biggest technology companies have decided to join forces in order to work out how best to exploit the 150 MHz of unlicensed spectrum that has been made available for commercial use.
Viper small cell platform launched by ip.access to exploit 3.5 GHz band for LTE
UK small cell specialist ip.access has launched its Viper platform, which is designed to make the unlicensed 3.5 GHz band available to operators of all types.
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