by Richard Handford
Malaysia has taken the unusual step of setting up a wholesale open-access operator owned by the state for the deployment of 5G. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has issued a consultation on changes it needs to make to the Radiocommunications (Charges) Determination 2017 in order to allow the accredited persons (AP) scheme to continue. These changes are necessary due to the Radiocommunications Legislation Amendment (Reform and Modernisation) Act 2020. The draft… Read more...
by Simon Forge
Simon Forge, director at SCF Associates, calls for a sane, secure and safe generation of mobile broadband radio networks with a real business case that can support global rollout at low cost. This is what 6G should be. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Granted a 5G commercial licence in June 2019, China Mobile is now focused on strengthening and updating its existing businesses, exploring new growth areas and adding value to mobile customer services through such things as smart home operations (5G+). As of June 2020, it had 947 million mobile customers, with… Read more...
by Toby Youell
Many aspects of 5G remain open to discussion, but one area where there seems to be clarity is the general spectrum approach. Mobile operators around the world use the 600 MHz or 700 MHz bands for low-band coverage, the 26 GHz or 28 GHz for the high-band ultra-dense use cases,… Read more...
by Toby Youell
Slovakia's regulator, Telecommunications Office of the Slovak Republic (TU SR), is consulting on how it should assign the 3440 - 3800 MHz band once current licences expire in 2024 and 2025. It is currently minded to hold an SMRA auction of the band for licences covering the entire territory of… Read more...
by Toby Youell
US regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted to assign the 3450—3550 MHz band to mobile services and to issue a "public notice" proposing an auction process for an award this October. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Japanese operator SoftBank's priorities revolve around creating a "world where all things, information and minds are connected." It remains focused on high-altitude platforms for the Internet of Things and 5G, but is also investing in artificial intelligence (AI), augmented and virtual reality, robots and other cutting-edge technologies. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
US and Mexican operator AT&T won 80 MHz of C-band spectrum in the 2020 FCC auction and plans to start deploying it by the end of 2021. It remains focused on expanding connectivity, with 5G a key priority. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
NTT DOCOMO is Japan's largest telecommunications company, now serving over 80 million customers, as of its 2020 annual report, with advanced wireless networks, including a nationwide LTE network and an LTE-Advanced network. It plans to roll out 5G networks in the 2020s. Read more...