by Dianne Northfield
A number of recent technology, standards and regulatory developments have elevated discussions around the use of terahertz spectrum for commercial fixed and wireless communications. The current focus of research and regulatory activities is on the lower end of the terahertz range – 300-450 GHz – where technologies have evolved to… Read more...
by Catherine Viola
A new standards-based software solution - dynamic spectrum sharing - allows operators to run LTE and 5G concurrently in a frequency band without the need for statically apportioning the bandwidth. This is helping some operators accelerate their 5G launches Read more...
by Catherine Viola
What are the global trends in refarming legacy bands to use for 4G or 5G? Some operators have already switched over, but for others their strategy has to accommodate the use of 2G for M2M services. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
Vertical industries seeking to gain 5G connectivity are facing a complex and disparate international policy environment. Approaches range from no specific spectrum for verticals; to Germany’s reserved frequencies; the UK’s embrace of sharing; and the CBRS system in the USA. Read more...
by Richard Handford
Mobile's desire to find new markets by connecting the unconnected is reshaping its relationship with satellite. But are the economics of the space industry sufficiently transformed to revolutionise rural coverage? Read more...
by Richard Handford
WRC-19 was a boost for the satellite industry's 5G ambitions, enhancing its ability to offer broadband to cars, planes and trains. Delivering 5G rural broadband and LTE private networks is the subject of several new satellite ventures. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
The Wi-Fi and cellular industries are set to clash again at WRC-23 with the main battle over licensed and unlicensed mid-band spectrum. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
WRC-23 is likely to be more important for OTT players than any previous WRC in terms of protecting and expanding their interests in license-exempt spectrum. Facebook, Google and Microsoft are focused on unlicensed spectrum and the three will not favour IMT identifications across a range of mid-band frequency ranges that… Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
A puzzling and unexpected issue made its way into WRC-19 discussions – the use of International Mobile Telecommunication systems for fixed wireless broadband in the frequency bands allocated to the fixed service on primary basis. The WRC-19 Resolution is short on specifics and raises more questions than it answers. In… Read more...
by Richard Handford
Australia’s state-owned wholesale broadband provider NBN has been trialling the 26 and 28 GHz bands over long ranges (approximately 10km) as a possible upgrade to its existing fixed-wireless service. The company’s trial, and those of its technology partners, provide “high levels of confidence” that this approach would allow NBN to… Read more...