by Kane Mumford
Further trials in the 3.7 GHz band in Germany are on the way, says chief technology and innovation officer Claudia Nemat. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
Nokia’s chief executive Rajeev Suri said on the company’s quarterly earnings call earlier this week that “lead customers in both the United States and China” would deploy sooner than the 2020 date the company had previously expected. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
Narrow band-IoT (NB-IoT) will feature in a separate radio interface technology (RIT) proposal from 3GPP for the eventual ITU 5G standard. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
Following predictions for how much revenue 5G would generate, researchers have been assessing mobile operators’ capital expenditure. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
The GSMA’s operator members are supporting the European position that 26 GHz should be the mmWave band used for 5G services globally. 28 GHz, under study in the US and South Korea, is unequivocally off the table, according to the European administrations' group CEPT. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
Vodafone Australia has called for the country’s National Broadband Network (NBN Co) to work with the mobile sector and share the 3.4 GHz spectrum that is critical to the rollout of 5G. However, the operator did not show any interest in the band when it was assigned in 2011. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
As the US regulator unveils the results of the 600 MHz auction, it remains to be seen what one of the big winners, Dish, will do with its large spectrum holding, and how well TV channels will fare in the repacking process. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Several connectivity bills introduced in earlier congressional hearings are back in play as the US House of Representatives calls for more licensed, unlicensed, shared and government spectrum for the "21st Century wireless economy". Read more...
by Kane Mumford
One research firm predicted a $26 billion increase in capital expenditure across the mobile industry by 2025. Current capital expenditure is around 15 per cent of revenue, so it is to be assumed that this would be on top of that. But PolicyTracker has heard from some key European regulators that 5G… Read more...
by Kane Mumford
The technology-in-search-of-a-business-model will see key requirements added that could pave the way for wider adoption. Read more...