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).
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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.
Lack of mid-band spectrum could cost operators billions of dollars – GSMA
Policymakers are not making enough mid-band spectrum available for 5G and that could cost operators – and ultimately consumers – dear, the GSMA warned this week.
Ericsson needs Intel inside to support mid-band 5G in its Cloud RAN
Swedish kit vendor Ericsson has continued its shuffle towards a commoditized, open Radio Access Network by using Intel chips to do its mid-band 5G computing.
FCC sets October date for 3.45 GHz auction
The US Federal Communications Commission will auction off 100 MHz of spectrum in the 3.45 GHz band in the autumn, with bidding set to begin in early October.
UK extracts £1.36 billion from UK operators for 700 MHz and 3.6 GHz spectrum
The latest UK spectrum auction has completed its preliminary stage, with EE and O2 UK emerging as the biggest spenders.
Verizon drops $45.5 billion on 5G spectrum
The FCC has announced the winning bidders from the recent 3.7 GHz spectrum auction and Verizon is top of the list, accounting for more than half of the eye-watering spend.
Ericsson makes its mid-band 5G move
Swedish kit vendor Ericsson has expanded its massive MIMO offering with new products designed to make better use of mid-band spectrum.
Ofcom delays UK 700 MHz auction
UK telecoms regulator Ofcom waited until the end of the month to announce the 700 MHz auction won’t happen in January after all.
Vendors and operators demand 6GHz for 5G
Two dozen telecoms companies and industry organisations called on regulators and other stakeholders to reserve mid-band spectrum for ITM use, especially for 5G.
France’s big four showed some restraint in the latest 5G spectrum auction
France’s auction of mid-band spectrum for 5G services ended almost before it had begun this week, with all four operators acquiring similar amounts of spectrum for broadly sensible prices.
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.
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.
US path to mid-band spectrum not as simple as some make it seem
Despite many proclamations and posturing during the development years of 5G, mmWave is not living up to expectations, but securing valuable mid-band assets is becoming an increasingly complex project.
Verizon starts toying around with mid-band spectrum
With 5G falling flat in the US, it appears Verizon is taking matters into its own hands with an application to the FCC to experiment with mid-band spectrum, specifically, 3.7-3.8 GHz.
New Zealand sensibly abandons latest 5G auction and just hands the spectrum over
A chunk of mid-band spectrum was due to be auctioned-off in New Zealand around now, but COVID-19 has caused a change of plan.
US 3.5 GHz spectrum auction delayed by a month
The US Federal Communications Commission is delaying an imminent spectrum auction by a month coz of coronavirus.
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.
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.
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