by Toby Youell
Using spectrum above 90 GHz for mobile is in the experimental phase, perhaps for “6G”. There are no prospects for its immediate IMT identification. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
For mobile operators, the focus remains on deploying 5G in 2020, although AT&T and Verizon are already offering services in selected US cities. In Europe, 5G will be rolled out in 700 MHz and 3.5 GHz, while US and Asian players are using mmWave bands such as 28 GHz and… Read more...
by Toby Youell
26 GHz is likely to be the first mmWave 5G band in China and Europe. 2019 saw a chipset to support the band, but the need to prevent interference to satellite monitoring services is expected to place restrictions on its usage. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
Colombia held a multi-band LTE spectrum auction last month, but the new entrant to the country’s mobile market – Partners – has asked if it can return one of its licences because it says it accidentally bid too much for it. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Small-area wireless access points (SAWAPs) will be critical to 5G data traffic growth and a harmonised, "minimalist approach" to licensing them is best, according to a report compiled for the European Commission. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Hong Kong's regulator, the CA, plans to consult during 2020 regarding its plans to award the 2.6 GHz band. Current licences for the band expire in March 2024, but the award itself is scheduled for 2022. More information is available on the CA's Spectrum Release Plan for 2020-2022. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Hong Kong's regulator, the CA, plans to issue a consultation during 2020 concerning its planned award of 2 x 7.5 MHz within the 850 MHz band. Current rights for the band expire in November 2023, while the award itself would take place during 2021. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Hong Kong regulator, the CA, plans to issue a consultation during 2020 concerning its plans to award 80 MHz within the 4.9 GHz band during 2021. More information is available in its Spectrum Release Plan for 2020-2022. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Hong Kong regulator, the CA, plans to consult during 2020 on its plans to assign spectrum in the 600 MHz and 700 MHz bands during 2021. More information is available in the CA's Spectrum Release Plan for 2020-2022. Read more...
by Martin Sims
Telecoms renationalisation has skulked back to the political margins in the UK after the Labour party suffered its worst electoral defeat since 1935. Read more...