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.
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.
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.
UK operator O2 is apparently unhappy with the way Ofcom plans to conduct the next 5G spectrum auction and could launch a legal challenge.
The US telecoms regulator didn’t split along partisan lines for once and is giving the country a lot more bandwidth to use for wifi and that sort of thing.
UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has published an announcement that claims to rebut the conspiracy theories regarding 5G and coronavirus, but barely mentions them.
Belgian telco Proximus will halt 5G network deployment in the city of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve to hold a Town Hall to address all health concerns of citizens.
Irish authorities have signed new regulations allowing the release of additional radio spectrum to create extra capacity for mobile phone and broadband services.
The US Federal Communications Commission is delaying an imminent spectrum auction by a month coz of coronavirus.
An auction of a bunch of mid-band 5G spectrum was due to take place in France next month, but now it isn’t coz of COVID-19.
A new batch of mobile spectrum that will increase the total by 18% will be made available for auction as some unspecified date.
An investment of $1.6 billion got Verizon almost five million licenses in the US auction of the Upper 37 GHz, 39 GHz, and 47 GHz bands that will be used for 5G.
The FCC has proposed new actions which would finally make valuable mid-band spectrum available to telcos, but it is not without opponents.
Government officials have reportedly been having meetings to figure out how the prospects for Vodafone Idea can be improved and three-way competition can be preserved.
The Indian Supreme Court has rejected a plea from Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel to defer disputed spectrum licence fee payments, making the collapse of Vodafone Idea a realistic outcome.
The US telecoms regulator wants satellite companies to hand over 300 MHz of C-band spectrum, but the question of how compensation remains unresolved.
Vodafone Group CEO Nick Read has reiterated his vow that no fresh funds would be injected into the Indian joint venture with Idea Cellular, painting a dreary picture for competition in the market.
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.
The 6 GHz band is expected to be made available in unlicensed form soon and the Wi-Fi Alliance thinks it’s a good fit for Wi-Fi 6.
The Malaysian Government has released complicated plans to allocate spectrum ahead of 5G deployment in the country in an effort to ensure the greatest efficiencies.
The Indian Government has said it will not drop prices for spectrum licences in the next auction, despite persistent complaints from industry.
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