by Richard Handford
The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), Singapore’s regulator, wants to assign the 3.5 GHz, 26 GHz and 28 GHz bands for a 5G launch in 2020, although like other ASEAN countries, it admits there is a problem in freeing up the C-band soon enough. Read more...
by Richard Handford
ACMA will combine traditional spectrum awards for the mobile industry with licensing that encourages local networks as well as ad hoc deployments on private premises in its assignment of the 26 GHz band for 5G. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
Administrations from around the world are this fortnight meeting in Geneva for the second and final session of the Conference Preparatory Meeting (CPM), in an effort to finalise their positions ahead of WRC-19. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
Spectrum assignments and small cell deployment appear to be the most critical issues for 5G, according to an EU study published recently. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
The mobile industry association says legislators are not keeping up with the spectrum requirements of mobile network operators (MNOs). It claims that with less than a year to go to the next World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-19), this means the future of 5G could be in doubt. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
As part of the run-up to the next World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-19), representatives from the six regional preparation groups gathered in Geneva this week to discuss their current positions on each of the conference’s agenda items. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Three academics have suggested to US regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that it authorise mmWave spectrum access as a golf club might manage its membership. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
Jonas Wessel, chair of the EU advisory body the Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG), told a recent conference in Paris that the group’s work on 5G is completed and that it is now up to stakeholders and investors to make the most of the technology. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
Italy’s multi-band auction for 5G frequencies became a two-week bidding battle, raising €6.5 billion for the state's coffers. That's more than double the country's target, exceeds by 164 per cent the value of initial offers, and outstrips the price paid in recent comparable tenders. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
The Electronic Communications Committee (ECC) of Europe’s technical agency CEPT has established new emission limits for the 26 GHz band with the aim of harmonising this band in Europe for 5G before WRC-19. Read more...