by Kane Mumford
The companies are planning interoperability tests and field trials based on the as-yet undefined 3GPP standard for 5G and are focusing on a standalone new radio network. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
The European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) has approved the axing of a "downlink-only" (SDL) clause in the proposed EU decision on the UHF band. In the US, the band plan for 600 MHz after the incentive auction also makes the introduction of SDL unlikely in that… Read more...
by Kane Mumford
Before Qualcomm’s global president urged industry and policymakers to avoid spectrum fragmentation this week, PolicyTracker spoke to the vendor’s European president Enrico Salvatori about accelerated timescales for 3GPP releases, Europe’s 5G focus and SDL’s role in the evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT). Read more...
by Kane Mumford
Speaking at a telecoms industry summit, the president of Qualcomm said mid-to-low band spectrum will be the focus of 5G, while a top Huawei executive said Europe should be backing 28 GHz. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Company reported to have made £91M profit from the deal, which Ofcom is reviewing before deciding whether to make a competition investigation. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Julius Knapp, chief of the engineering and technology office at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has written to the LTE-U Forum asking for clarity on several aspects of its plans to use LTE in the unlicensed 5 GHz band. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Enrico Salvatori, Qualcomm’s senior vice president and president in Europe, says the company's vision of 5G will include a unified air interface that will scale to spectrum below 6 GHz, as well as additional bands above 6 GHz that are being considered for an Agenda Item at WRC-19. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Chip designer Qualcomm has introduced a new technology intended to combine the business models of Wi-Fi providers with the technology of mobile operators. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Chipset designer Qualcomm has told PolicyTracker it will trade its L-band holding (1452–1492 MHz) following EU-level harmonisation of the band for supplemental downlink (SDL) and UK regulator Ofcom's decision to vary Qualcomm's licence to allow the band to be used for SDL. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Verizon, Qualcomm and Ericsson are seeking approval from the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to field-trial spectrum sharing technology in the 3550-3650 MHz band. Read more...