by Catherine Viola
Intel supports the C-Band and the 26 GHz, 28 GHz and 40 GHz bands for 5G systems and is championing licence-exempt usage for the 6 GHz and 66-71 GHz bands Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
US and Mexican operator AT&T is investing heavily in 5G and plans to be the first US provider to offer services in the technology. It launched an LTE-M low-power wide-area network in 2017, and in 2019 intends to roll out Voice over LTE for LTE-M. Its current spectrum priorities include… Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Telefonica Group wants more globally harmonised spectrum for 5G. It supports use of bands below 6 GHz, particularly the C-band (3.4-4.2 GHz) and its priorities for WRC-19 are 26 GHz and 40 GHz. It is critical of spectrum assignment regimes in some of the countries in which it operates 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 Catherine Viola
Unlike the 2.4 GHz ISM band, the most attractive unlicensed spectrum for low-power IoT networks just below 1 GHz is not globally harmonised. Is better harmonisation needed and how much can be achieved? Read more...
by Toby Youell
This note looks at agenda items contained under Chapters 4, 5, and 6 of the Conference Preparatory Meeting (CPM) report, focussing on additional spectrum for the control and tracking of satellites; protecting data uplinks from ocean buoys and weather stations; accommodating the new Global Maritime Distress Safety Systems; and making an amateur… Read more...
by Toby Youell
This concluding Research Note on WRC-19 explains the priorities of the regional bodies and how this is leading to consensus in some areas. It also explains the implications of a few bands being studied across several agenda items. Read more...
by Patrick Gahan
In March 2017 the FCC assigned licences in the 600 MHz band by means of an incentive auction where broadcasters offered their spectrum through a reverse auction and this was made available to operators through a forward auction. Read more...
by Chetan Chauhan-Sims
These graphs show the licences won by the five biggest winners in the 2017 US incentive auction. Read more...
by Jonathan Watson
The Brazilian regulator is one of many worldwide to have launched a consultation on using the 3.5 GHz band for 5G. However, it intends to focus on LTE-A in the band first. The regulator has also said that 5G auctions will be held after 2020, once global terms on bandwidth… Read more...