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Pyeongchang Winter Olympics offer glimpse of 5G’s possibilities
Feb 23, 2018
by Richard Handford

Korean operator KT and vendors Intel and Samsung have been showing off 5G on snow and ice for the past two weeks, but the actual offerings at the event have felt relatively low key. Read more...

5G offers way back for Japan’s mobile industry, says study
Feb 20, 2018
by Richard Handford

The glory days of the country’s mobile industry may be behind them, but a new McKinsey study says there is hope for the future. Read more...

Coverage, not revenue, is increasingly the goal of spectrum assignments
Feb 09, 2018
by Dugie Standeford

Some policymakers are starting to believe that coverage may be a more important policy objective for spectrum auctions than just filling government coffers. Read more...

Japan and China eye 4.5 GHz band for 5G
Feb 01, 2018
by Cyrus Yau

Japan's regulator and mobile operators have been focusing on the 4.5 GHz band as they race to launch 5G in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Read more...

Japanese spectrum contest could herald a break with past policy
Jan 29, 2018
by Richard Handford

Japan is deciding how to award frequencies in the 1.7 GHz and 3.4 GHz bands, a process that could pave the way for a disruptive newcomer and a significant change in the country's approach to spectrum assignment. Read more...

Satellite industry faces up to threat of relocation from C-band in Asia-Pacific
Nov 30, 2017
by Richard Handford

Inmarsat could be one of those to lose out as satellite operators contemplate relocation from parts of the C-band (3.4-4.2 GHz) in a number of Asian countries. Read more...

Japan assigns 3.5 GHz band for TD-LTE
Nov 23, 2015
by Toby Youell

Japan has assigned spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band for TD-LTE services. Read more...

Operators demonstrate three-carrier aggregation with FDD and TDD modes
Aug 26, 2015
by Toby Youell

Ericsson, Nokia and Huawei announce near-simultaneous deployments of three-carrier aggregation using combinations of the 1800 MHz, 2.1 GHz, 2.3 GHz and 2.6 GHz bands. Read more...

NTT Docomo and six technology vendors launch 5G trials
May 12, 2014
by Toby Youell

The plans reveal the areas of 5G research that key technology vendors are undertaking, as well as their current assumptions about 5G. Read more...

Japanese regulator may declare mobile phones a public service
Aug 15, 2013
by Toby Youell

The change in regulatory categorisation is being backed by operators and would lead to a substantial reduction in spectrum usage fees. Read more...