by Dianne Northfield
A lack of national-level spectrum policy is stymieing the development of the commercial drone industry. This is despite the progressive identification of spectrum for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) at the international-level and ongoing innovation supporting innumerable use cases for commercial drones. In the first of a two-part series, we explain… Read more...
by Richard Handford
A mobile broadband pioneer, South Korea completed a major spectrum auction in 2018, but has no medium-term plans for future awards. Read more...
by Richard Handford
The Indian operator is frequently name-checked as a model for successfully breaking into a mobile market with its straight-to-4G, data-only strategy. But Reliance Jio Infocomm looks like a one-off: finding another visionary, billionaire backer like Mukesh Ambani, willing to invest a significant chunk of his capital in spectrum and infrastructure… Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
Small cells are central to many 5G business cases. Regulatory conditions related to small cells will impact operator investment plans, costs and deployment timeframes. Based on an extensive literature review, there is surprisingly limited evidence of national regulations specifically addressing small cells. Read more...
by Catherine Viola
Regarding 5G identification at WRC-19, vendors support 26 GHz but expect bandwidth to be restricted by interference concerns; they also back 40 GHz and 66-76 GHz, while accepting that 32 GHz will not win approval. They are also argue that licensing of 5G spectrum for mobile operators should be prioritised… Read more...
by Catherine Viola
Ericsson’s priority is to ensure regulators make sufficient spectrum available for all 5G use cases Read more...
by Catherine Viola
Huawei sees the C-band and the 24.25-29.5 GHz and 37-43.5 GHz tuning ranges as the most promising for initial 5G deployments Read more...
by Catherine Viola
As a leading provider of Wi-Fi equipment, Cisco is pushing for the expansion of licence-exempt frequencies in the 6 GHz band Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
French telecoms carrier Orange is "actively preparing for the arrival of 5G" and remains focused on the effective, coordinated rollout of 700 MHz and 3.6 GHz spectrum. It is also interested in the 26/32 GHz bands. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
The strategy of the Deutsche Telekom Group strategy is to become Europe's leading telecoms provider. While the FCC considers an agreed merger between T-Mobile and Sprint, Deutsche Telekom's US subsidiary is pushing ahead with the deployment of 5G in 600 MHz and 28 GHz. In Europe Deutsche Telekom is also… Read more...