Spectrum

Australian carrier TPG Telecom has entered into an agreement to acquire additional 5G spectrum holdings in the 3.6 GHz band from Dense Air. Once the transaction is complete, TPG Telecom’s …

The government of Canada raised a total of CAD8.9 billion ($7.2 billion) in its auction of 3.5 GHz spectrum, which will be used by local carrier to further expand 5G …

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) may not change the existing reserve price of spectrum in the 3.3-3.6 GHz band for the launch of commercial 5G services in the …

Singaporean mobile operator M1 Limited launched a commercial trial of its 5G Standalone (SA) network, the telco said in a release. The Asian operator highlighted that its 5G SA network …

Verizon added an average of 161 MHz of C Band spectrum nationwide to its portfolio, more than doubling its existing mid-band spectrum Using its recently acquired C Band spectrum, Verizon …

Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) is seeking views from the public and industry on the potential use and allocation of the 2.1 GHz spectrum band for 5G. The regulator …

The Spanish government raised a total of 1.1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) in the 700 MHz spectrum auction, with local operators Telefónica, Vodafone and Orange securing these key frequencies to …

In 2016, data showed that more than 34 million people, as a result of where they live, do not have access to decent broadband service Multi-Tech Systems released a Wi-Fi …

Spanish operator Telefonica has officially announced its decision to award the contracts to deploy its 5G standalone (SA) radio networks across Spain to Nordic vendors Ericsson and Nokia. The deployment …

Korean carrier KT and compatriot tech company Samsung Electronics have launched what it claims to be the first 5G Standalone (SA) in the country, Samsung Electronics said in a release. …

Spanish carrier Telefónica confirmed that it will participate in the auction of the 700 MHz band for 5G, which will be held next week. Joaquín Mata, Director of Operations, Network …

T-Mobile doubled its lead in 5G download speed over the competition, according to OpenSignal OpenSignal’s latest 5G user experience report concluded that T-Mobile US, for the third time in a …

Brazil is expected to carry out its 5G spectrum auction in August and not in July as had been previously announced, local news site Teletime reported, citing the country’s Communications …

Qualcomm president: ‘The global deployment of 5G mmWave is inevitable and essential’ Qualcomm revealed at MWC 2021 that the Snapdragon 888, its 5G mobile platform announced in December 2020, is …

June greetings from Davidson/ Lake Norman, Dallas (TX), and the mountain town of Murphy, NC.  After a busy week, the Briefer took some R&R time with friends in the mountains.  Pictured …

The new Ericsson Cloud RAN offering includes support for 5G mid-band and Massive MIMO deployments With help from Intel, Ericsson has extended its Cloud RAN (Radio Access Network) offering to …

Ligado Networks said that it has received approvals from the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) on specifications that will allow the deployment of 5G in its L-band spectrum. Specifically, Ligado …

The Canadian government kicked off on June 15 an auction of 5G frequencies, a process that had been delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The tender will award licenses to …

The private CBRS network will connect an elementary school and three housing locations in the school’s district Intel and AWS have partnered with Megh Computing, a provider of a real-time, …

The 5G mmWave trial utilized Nokia’s baseband and radios and Qualcomm’s FWA platform Just weeks after pushing the limits of 5G millimeter wave (mmWave) by demonstrating sustained average downlink speeds …

France had a total of 25,105 5G authorized sites as of June 1, of which 14,284 were declared technically operational by the local mobile operators, according to the latest information …

Brazil’s communications Minister Fabio Faria has expressed that the government expects the spectrum auction for the award of 5G frequencies to take place next month, according to a recent report …

In preparation for the auction of the 100 megahertz of midband spectrum at 3.45-3.55 GHz this fall, the Federal Communications Commission and National Telecommunications and Information Administration have released details …

The Federal Communications Commission has delayed the implementation of new leasing rules for the 4.9 GHz band used by public safety that were passed under the Trump administration, and it …

Verizon has turned on 5G mmWave coverage in Niagara Falls, the Jersey Shore and Ocean City Just in time for Memorial Day weekend, Verizon announced that its 5G Ultra Wideband …