by Dugie Standeford
Incentive auctions, in which spectrum holders are encouraged to relinquish their frequencies in return for a share of the proceeds, remain unique to the United States. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
US and Mexican operator AT&T provides telecommunications and technology services globally. Its connectivity services focus on 5G and fibre, both of which it is building out. It believes this hybrid approach differentiates its services and offers additional growth opportunities as bandwidth demands continue to grow. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
Google has broad interests in spectrum resources across a range of bands that are predominantly unlicensed. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Deutsche Telekom's spectrum focus continues to be 5G, with auction gains in Germany and the U.S., and final approval for US subsidiary T-Mobile's merger with rival Sprint. 5G "will revolutionize digitization," opening the path to the Internet of Things and autonomous driving, but not unless Europe changes its spectrum policy,… Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
US and Mexican operator AT&T says it's the first US company to introduce mobile 5G service in parts of several cities. That deployment is scheduled to expand nationwide by 2020 as the company continues to invest heavily in 5G. Current spectrum priorities include the sub- l GHz bands, as well… Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
In October 2018, US carrier Verizon's 5G Home Internet became the world's first service offering explicitly branded 5G. Verizon's spectrum focus is currently on 3.7-4.2 GHz (C-Band), 6 GHz and the upper 37 GHz, 39 GHz and 47 GHz bands. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
Ericsson considers that existing mobile spectrum like C-Band and 26 GHz will be in high demand for 5G networks in the first instance, along with 28 GHz. Ericsson expects that the majority of mmWave bands under consideration at WRC-19 will become key bands for the provision of ultra-high speed and… Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
US-only carrier Verizon's 4G LTE network covers 98% of the US population and it expects to launch 5G wireless broadband services in several markets in 2018. Its current focus is on the 3.7-4.2 GHz, 2.5 GHz, 28 GHz, 29 GHz, 31 GHz and 39 GHz bands. It's also pressing for… Read more...
by Jonathan Watson
(2016 entry) The long-awaited broadcast incentive auction, whereby mobile operators can acquire 600 MHz spectrum from broadcasters via the regulator, is now under way. Other major initiatives include the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) attempts to support research into using 5G in the higher bands. Read more...