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.
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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.
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.
TPG and Samsung to have Australia’s first go at 5G vRAN over mmWave
An imminent trial marks a significant step for Samsung in Australia as well as adding to a busy week for TPG.
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.
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.
Australia shows the way for mmWave 5G over long distances
NBN Co is claiming a new 5G transmission distance record, which is no bad thing when you consider the size of Australia.
One year on, 41% of telecoms professionals are happy with 5G
Forty-one percent of those answering a Telecoms.com survey said the new technology has either met or exceeded their expectations.
What’s the point of super-fast 5G when it’s hardly ever available?
New findings from network performance tracker Opensignal reveals that Verizon had by far the fastest 5G speed, but it’s only available to 0.5% of users.
France pushes forward with trials of much-hyped mmWave airwaves
Much has been spoken about the promise of mmWave spectrum bands, and France has announced 11 trials to separate the wheat from the chaff in 26 GHz.
Russia jumps on the mmWave train
While most of Europe is resisting the temptation of mmWave frequencies, Russia has joined the US in charging forward with the high-speed, low-coverage airwaves.
Virgin Media to take a mmWave approach to ‘full-fibre’
Virgin Media has unveiled the results of a new trial using wireless to deliver fibre broadband to customers in remote locations.
T-Mobile US finally joins the 5G party
After months of bashing and undermining the AT&T and Verizon approach to 5G using mmWave, T-Mobile US has announced its own launch using… mmWave.
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