BROWSING: 600 MHz spectrum

T-Mobile US is rumored to be considering the purchase of UScellular spectrum licenses for more than $2 billion T-Mobile US is in discussions to purchase a piece of UScellular, a move that would give the telco access to additional spectrum, according to reports from...

The government of Canada said that Telus, Rogers and Bell are among the qualified bidders Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) has published the final list of 22 qualified applicants for an upcoming auction through which the government will award 5G licenses in the...

The 600 MHz private LTE network will support a number of critical applications for the New York Power Authority Omega Wireless is using its 600 MHz licenses to deliver a private LTE network pilot program New York Power Authority (NYPA) in collaboration with Nokia. The...

With its SA 5G network, T-Mobile US has expanded its 5G footprint to an additional 2,000 cities and towns T-Mobile US has achieved the next level of 5G: a nationwide standalone (SA) 5G network. By doing so, the carrier has expanded its 5G footprint to...

The expanded US Cellular 5G network will be deployed on its 600 MHz spectrum As promised in a previous interview with RCR Wireless News, US Cellular is working hard to expand its 5G network, which was initiated in parts of Iowa and Wisconsin earlier this...

On April 10, 2019, Canada’s ISED announced the 600 MHz provisional auction results.  This was two years after the FCC announced the results for the US broadcast incentive auction which yielded $19.8 billion in gross revenue for 70 megahertz of valuable “low-band” spectrum to...

Braxton Carter talks 2018 priorities for network and business, and discusses T-Mobile 5G strategy T-Mobile US CFO Braxton Carter, speaking during a keynote session at the Deutsche Bank 2018 Media, Telecom and Business Services Carter, called out competitors for 5G-related marketing claims that reflect each...

Editors note: This week we’ll take a look back at the 50 stories that drew the highest level of engagement from our RCR Wireless News community.  AT&T buys FiberTower for millimeter wave AT&T agreed to purchase FiberTower and its millimeter wave spectrum rights for an undisclosed...

Less than two weeks after informing the Federal Communications Commission that is plans to "rapidly deploy" its 600 MHz spectrum, T-Mobile US today followed through, using Nokia equipment to light up sites in Cheyenne, Wy., according to the carrier. In an Aug. 4 “ex parte...

Rural broadband coverage is priority for T-Mobile 600 MHz plans According to an Aug. 4 "ex parte notice" to the Federal Communications Commission, T-Mobile US is looking to "rapidly deploy" the 600 MHz spectrum the carrier purchased during the FCC-led incentive auction that concluded in...

The network vendors will be involved in 5G deployment, which will include tapping T-Mobile's 600 MHz spectrum With T-Mobile eyeing a 2020 nationwide 5G network launch with its 600 MHz spectrum portfolio supporting broad coverage, vendors Ericsson and Nokia agree that the 600 MHz band...

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,...

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...

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...

T-Mobile said it won 45% of all 600 MHz spectrum sold in recent incentive auction and plans to begin deployment later this year. T-Mobile US, which was the big spender in the Federal Communications Commission’s recently completed 600 MHz incentive auction, said it plans to...

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...

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...

Fate of auction winners, which could include the likes of Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile, not expected to be announced for several weeks. One year after it began, the Federal Communications Commission’s 600 MHz incentive auction drew to a close late yesterday, with bidding...

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...

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...

“Carrier Wrap” looks at the wind down of the FCC’s 600 MHz incentive auction, update on 5G deployment plans and previews what to expect from MWC. On this week’s “Carrier Wrap” we speak with Dan Hays, partner at PwC’s...

Forward auction bidding hits key milestone in FCC 600 MHz incentive auction, leaving broadcasters with $10B in proceeds and telecom operators to maneuver. The Federal Communications Commission’s 600 MHz incentive auction passed a significant milestone towards completion following four rounds of back-and-forth bidding...

Forward bidding in FCC 600 MHz incentive auction stage four set to begin on Wednesday with target price seen as attainable to end proceedings. The Federal Communications Commission’s ongoing 600 MHz incentive auction proceedings could come to a quick end following the...