BROWSING: 700 MHz spectrum

FirstNet's spectrum use has been reauthorized, but Congress must act to extend its statutory authority A Federal Communications Commission bureau has reauthorized Firstnet's use of its Band 14 700 MHz spectrum, while a pending bill in the U.S. House of Representatives would make the agency's...

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...

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...

T-Mobile expects 5G to be a game changer in time, but until then continues to tap technology and spectrum to expand reach and ability of its LTE network. T-Mobile US provided an end-of-year update on the scale and scope of its LTE...

The telco secured five megahertz of 700 MHz spectrum French telecom operator Bouygues Telecom installed its first 700 MHz antenna in Paris, according to a company statement. Mobile operators Orange, Bouygues, Numericable-SFR and Free Mobile secured 700 MHz spectrum in an auction held by telecom...

The telco said it is open to acquire subsidiaries from rival Philippine operator Globe Telecom said it is open to the possibility of acquiring local conglomerate San Miguel Corporation's telecom subsidiaries to have access to the 700 MHz spectrum band, local press reported. SMC currently...

Reliance Jio Infocomm is shaking things up in India ahead of the launch of its 4G network late this year or early next year. The Indian telco is pushing for a 700 MHz 4G auction to bolster its network ahead of the ambitious launch,...

ARCEP confirms the auction will take place in November France’s four mobile operators have filed applications to participate in an auction through which telecom regulator ARCEP will award spectrum in the 700 MHz band to support LTE services. The regulator said firms submitting applications were...

South Korean government will let new player deploy network infrastructure in phases The government of South Korea plans to pave the way for the entry of a fourth mobile telephony operator in the country. The authorities of the Asian nation said that the new operator will be...

A new 700 MHz network is headed to the Big Apple. T-Mobile US CEO John Legere announced via the live-streaming app, Periscope, that the carrier will launch a Band 12 LTE network in New York City in the near future. A viewer captured the announcement...