BROWSING: Spectrum

Mississippi-based C Spire said it expects to complete addition of 700 MHz and 850 MHz spectrum to current LTE network in July. Regional wireless operator C Spire said it was adding low-band spectrum to more than 900 cell sites in an attempt to...

AT&T is set to pick up 868 spectrum licenses in the 28 GHz and 39 GHz bands it plans to use for upcoming 5G services in $1.6B deal. AT&T is looking to continue bolstering its millimeter wave spectrum holdings, announcing a deal to...

Sprint unveiled its spectrum-infused LTE Plus service in NYC and other markets, while Verizon wireline workers begin strike … 1 year ago this week. Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate...

Singapore regulator awarded 175 megahertz of spectrum in the 700 MHz, 900 MHz and 2.5 GHz bands. Singapore telecommunications regulator Info-communications Media Development Authority concluded the first phase of a spectrum auction, which raised 1.14 billion Singapore dollars ($816.2 million) for the...

Light-licensing models for 3.5 GHz band open new ways to deploy and operate wireless networks Despite the impressive number of slide decks explaining what 5G is, we still do not know for sure what it will encompass once the standardization work is completed. What is...

Will the promise of 5G get bogged down in cost concerns over necessary test and measurement advances? Editor’s Note: In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this Reader Forum for those with something meaningful to say to...

This week's CCA Mobile Carriers Show comes on the heels of the FirstNet contract, end of the FCC 600 MHz incentive auction. The Competitive Carriers Association is set to host its second annual Mobile Carriers Show in Las Vegas, building on the rebranding...

Winning bidders in the FCC’s recently completed 600 MHz incentive auction can tap Ericsson for network equipment beginning later this year. Ericsson wasted little time in staking its claim of support for telecommunication operators that won 600 MHz spectrum licenses in the Federal...

Carrier aggregation, 4x4 MIMO, 256 QAM, LTE-U, HPUE and 5G are just some of the support technologies claimed by T-Mobile, Sprint and AT&T. Samsung’s launch of its latest Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphone models is sure to have an impact on the device...

Nokia test included end-to-end LTE call, use of 20-megahertz spectrum block, 256 QAM, and four-way uplink diversity and 4x4 MIMO antenna technology. Nokia said it has completed prestandard testing of commercial hardware compatible with the 600 MHz spectrum band, which is...

Regulator looks to open up 5G spectrum during 2019 and 2020. Hong Kong’s Communications Authority announced plans to open up new spectrum for "5G" services in the 26 GHz and 28 GHz bands in 2019, and in the 3.4 GHz to 3.7...

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. Why spectrum sharing? Commercial access and use of spectrum has traditionally been authorized in two ways: either through individual...

Italian government looks to raise $2.7 billion from the sale of 5G spectrum. The Italian government confirmed plans to offer spectrum covering five cities to enable local telecommunication operators and other entities to conduct “5G” technology trials. The government said the spectrum in...

A new report from TIA, Tolaga Research and InterDigital found 5G deployment hurdles to include too much of a focus on specific sites, backhaul challenges. The mobile telecommunications space is currently inundated with hype surrounding “5G” technology, though according to a new...

During a speech at Carnegie Mellon University, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said he would move on opening up spectrum above 95 GHz as a test bed for 5G technology. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai is looking for the government agency to maintain...

The deal is said to build on a previous 3G and LTE network enhancement agreement between Nokia and TIM Brazil. Nokia said it extended an infrastructure deal with TIM in Brazil to use 700 MHz spectrum in support of the carrier’s LTE network....

Sprint COO of Technology Guenther Ottendorfer digs into the carrier’s recent technology announcements set to bolster LTE and 5G plans. On this week’s “Carrier Wrap” we speak with Guenther Ottendorfer, COO of technology at Sprint, to get an update on the...

Vast majority of BSNL’s current customer base are connected to the carrier’s 2G network. Indian state-owned mobile network operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited announced plans to replace approximately 28,000 legacy 2G base stations with new 3G/4G-compatible equipment, Indian press reported. According to BSNL...

Dish Network raised $1 billion through a debt offering just weeks after announcing plans to build a NB-IoT network with its spectrum stash. Dish Network is looking to generate $1 billion through a debt offering, which the satellite television provider and wireless...

Playing it even more conservative than rival Verizon, Sprint CFO Tarek Robbiati said the carrier sees mobile 5G within the next 5 years. Similar to plans by larger rivals, Sprint sees initial “5G” deployments centered on fixed wireless internet access – also...

Verizon said it’s more cautious on deployment of mobile 5G services than rivals coming out of MWC, though does expect technology to be a game changer. Verizon Communications is seen by many in a leadership position in terms of the move towards...

The FCC is set to begin the final phase of its 600 MHz incentive auction process, with the assignment portion starting on March 6. Winning bidders that picked up spectrum licenses in the Federal Communications Commission’s 600 MHz incentive auction process are...

Verizon buys S.F. spectrum from MetroPCS, Sprint launches EV-DO modem and Qualcomm puts the brakes on EV-DV … 12 years ago this week. Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top...

Tapping into what is termed LTE nano technology, Quortus and Telefónica said small form-factor platform targets private cellular deployments. Quortus gained carrier support for its EdgeCentrix Enhanced Packet Core “network-in-a-box” concept, scoring a deal with Telefónica on the platform’s private cellular capabilities...