AT&T signs up Ericsson for rolling out 5G in C-band
Ericsson has bagged itself a five-year deal to help AT&T roll out 5G using its recently acquired C-band spectrum and launch standalone 5G.
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New subs bolster T-Mobile’s quarter, again
T-Mobile USA reported a strong Q2, which the company attributed to growth of its subscriber base, outgrowing its direct competitors AT&T and Verizon.
C-band race continues as AT&T makes a call
AT&T has completed a call on its recently acquired C-band spectrum, a further sign of the intense competition between the US telcos as they push on with 5G rollout.
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.
Verizon kicks off 5G C-band rollout
Verizon has begun deploying RAN equipment from Ericsson and Samsung to enable it to use its recently-acquired C-band spectrum.
Nokia gets AT&T’s C-Band deployment work
The news that US telecoms giant AT&T will use Nokia for a major part of its 5G rollout comes as the Finnish vendor tries to give investors hope.
AT&T to spend less than Verizon on C-band 5G rollout
AT&T will not match rival Verizon’s monster spend on the rollout of 5G infrastructure using its recently-acquired C-band spectrum.
Bidders get a bargain as US C-band auction closes at $81 billion
The clock phase of the headline-hitting C-band spectrum auction in the US has closed with bidders pledging a staggering US$80.92 billion.
US operators have already tabled $70 billion in C-band auction, and will go on
By the final round of bidding of the 3.7GHz spectrum this year, American operators have collectively committed $70 billion. The auction will resume after the new year.
Verizon splurges the most on US 3.5-GHz spectrum, followed by Dish
Verizon topped the spending table in the FCC’s recently-concluded 3.5-GHz auction, splurging nearly $1.9 billion on 557 spectrum licences in 157 locations.
Nokia starts US C-Band trials as Intelsat begins to clear airwaves
While it won’t be until the end of 2023 until Intelsat has completely shifted operations out of the valuable 3.7-4 GHz spectrum band, slow progress is at least progress.
US attempt to grab mid-band spectrum for 5G gets messy
The US telecoms regulator wants satellite companies to hand over 300 MHz of C-band spectrum, but the question of how compensation remains unresolved.
Germany frees up the whole of C-Band for 5G and the GSMA approves, sort of
The German government has decided to make the entire 3.4-3.8 GHz band available for 5G use, which is a good idea.
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