BROWSING: Spectrum

Samsung joins the GSA executive board in pushing global spectrum harmonization As 3GPP works to establish a 5G New Radio specification, vendors and operators around the world are, in addition to helping inform the standards process, earnestly conducting lab and field trials for 5G and...

A conversation about CBRS with Neville Meijers, VP Business Development, and Patrik Lundqvist, Director Technical Marketing, Qualcomm Technologies The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and access the complete report "3.5 GHz: Assessing technology, deployment options and business models" when it publishes...

Why use remote spectrum monitors? Scroll down to view white paper The use of wireless technology has grown dramatically over the past two decades. The mid-1990s put wireless into the hands of consumers for a wide variety of applications such as cellular telephony, cordless phones, and...

Anritsu Vision software spectrum monitor platform MX28001A. Spectrum monitoring systems facilitate the identification and removal of interference signals that degrade network capacity. By monitoring spectrum on a continual basis, problem signals can be identified as they occur in real time. Patterns of unwanted signal activity...

A conversation about CBRS with Scott Imhoff, SVP Product Marketing, Cambium The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and access the complete report "3.5 GHz: Assessing technology, deployment options and business models" when it publishes on May 9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T3bhA3W5o8 CBRS opens the use of...

Enterprises are hearing a lot these days about the opportunity to connect everything to wireless networks, but they know that job one is making sure their people are connected. Sprint is addressing that challenge with a new wireless small cell that the company calls...

Sprint launches wireless indoor small cells Enterprises are hearing a lot these days about the opportunity to connect everything to wireless networks, but they know that job one is making sure their people are connected. Sprint is addressing that challenge with a new wireless small...

A conversation with Philip Marnick, Group Director, Spectrum, Ofcom, and Cristina Data, Director, Spectrum Insight and Analysis, Ofcom The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and access the complete report "3.5 GHz: Assessing technology, deployment options and business models" when it publishes...

New 5G Americas white paper: Spectral harmonization will support smooth 5G deployments In a newly published white paper, industry trade group 5G Americas highlights the role spectral harmonization across low-, mid- and high-band spectrum, including licensed and unlicensed bands, will support smooth network deployments, and...

A conversation about CBRS with Iyad Tarazi, CEO, Federated Wireless The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and access the complete report "3.5 GHz: Assessing technology, deployment options and business models" when it publishes on May 9. Spectrum sharing in the 3.5 GHz...

At the recent Enterprise IoT Summit, a panel of experts discuss what’s behind the initial use of fixed wireless deployments to test 5G technology. On this week’s “Carrier Wrap” we take a look at the “Fixed wireless access: The first phase...

The carrier may have come out of the recent 600 MHz incentive auction empty handed, but Verizon claims plenty of runway for current LTE and future 5G plans. Verizon Wireless may have come out of the recent 600 MHz incentive auction empty handed,...

As the Federal Communications Commission works to make the 3.5 GHz consumer broadband radio service (CBRS) band accessible to new users, U.S. operators and their vendors see a big opportunity associated with the deployment of LTE in unlicensed spectrums. Case in point, in February...

Dan Meyer does the worst job breaking down the 600 MHz incentive auction results and says goodbye to RCR Wireless News in his last WOTW column. Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes...

Federated Wireless CEO Iyad Tarazi notes continued progress in developing SAS platform, benefits of 3.5 GHz band for planned 5G deployments. On this week’s “Carrier Wrap” we speak with Federated Wireless CEO Iyad Tarazi to get an update on efforts to free...

Spectrum positions coming out of the 600 MHz incentive auction show strong moves by T-Mobile and Dish, while Sprint and AT&T remain the market’s heavyweights. Aggressive bidding activity by T-Mobile US and Dish Network helped bolster each company’s respective spectrum positions, according to...

A conversation about spectrum management with Mark Gibson, Senior Director of Business Development, CommScope The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and access the complete report "Learning to share. CBRS in the 3.5 GHz band changes how we use spectrum" when it...

The FCC opened up its experimental licensing system, which is expected to benefit entities looking to further 5G technology research. With a move towards pushing ongoing development of “5G” technologies, the Federal Communications Commission said its experimental licensing system was now accepting applications...

A published report citing a Straight Path regulatory filing suggests Verizon is set to top AT&T’s pending acquisition offer for the spectrum-rich company. Verizon Communications is reportedly eyeing a competing bid for millimeter wave spectrum holder Straight Path, which has already approved a...

The FCC’s 600 MHz incentive auction drew high bids from T-Mobile US, Dish and Comcast, with Verizon failing to garner a single winning bid. T-Mobile US, Dish Network and Comcast walked away as the highest bidders in the Federal Communications Commission’s 600 MHz incentive...

Nokia and Elisa said the test hit speeds of 1.5 Gbps, though access to 3.5 GHz band for 5G support is not expected until at least 2019. Finnish telecommunications provider Elisa and vendor partner Nokia said they recently completed a test of...

A conversation about CBRS with Derek Peterson, CTO, Boingo Wireless The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and access the complete report "3.5 GHz: Assessing technology, deployment options and business models" when it publishes on May 9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEOX4octbRo The regulatory framework of CBRS in...

CCA provides MCS 2017 attendees with update on landscape under new political administration, tempted by FirstNet with investment potential. The Competitive Carriers Association pulled off the complicated task of hosting its annual Mobile Carriers Show in the shadow of dramatic policy upheaval and...

Sprint and affiliate Shenandoah Telecommunications finalized an agreement that will see Shentel grow in size and move on further LTE expansion. Regional operator Shenandoah Telecommunications said it has closed on an agreement with network partner Sprint altering its affiliate relationship and bolstering the...