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...
by Jaroslaw Adamowski
Poland’s digital affairs minister Marek Zagórski says Warsaw will seek the European Commission’s support in its ongoing row with Moscow over Russia’s reluctance to release spectrum in the 700 MHz band. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
Frank Krüger, head of the digital society and infrastructure directorate at Germany’s federal ministry of transport and digital infrastructure, told this year’s LS telcom "Spectrum Summit" that while the country is planning to issue national licences in the 2 GHz and 3.4–3.7 GHz bands, it will also award regional licences in… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted to approve a consultation document on the mmWave bands without substantive changes in spite of potential international issues and resistance from a major military contractor. Read more...