by Manuel R. Marti
The University of Oulu in Finland released what it claims is the world’s first white paper on the future of 6G earlier this month. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Ajit Pai, chair of US regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has said that mobile broadband licences issued this year for 24.25–24.45 GHz and 24.75–25.25 GHz may be revised following WRC-19. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The US regulator, the FCC, is consulting on bidding procedures for 10 MHz Priority Access Licences (PALs) in the 3550 - 3700 MHz band. PALs will provide certainty for entities wanting to access the 3550 - 3700 MHz band through Spectrum Access Systems, databases that coordinate sharing of the band.… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Belgian regulator, the BIPT, is holding a public consultation on potential changes to a 3.5 GHz band licence concerning its use in the North Sea. The regulator will consider responses to this consultation until October 11. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
Spectrum sharing could be enabled in several blockchain-driven scenarios, according to a recent academic paper. Read more...
by Richard Handford
Watch any presentation made by a government official from an Asian country and 5G sounds tantalising. Their powerpoint slides frequently use terms like "industrial revolution 4.0" and explain how their country will be a prime beneficiary from early adoption as applications such as smart factories powered by mmWave band-based networks… Read more...
by Toby Youell
5G networks are expected to use many bands that were previously allocated to - albeit not necessarily used by - 4G networks. But the next generation of wireless technology will also open up completely new frequencies for mobile networks. Many of these potential new 5G bands are in mmWaves where… Read more...
by Richard Handford
The problem of coexistence with satellite TV may be putting the brakes on the adoption of 3.5 GHz, also known as the C-band, in some Asian countries, but it is still proving the most popular band for 5G across the region. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Luxembourg's regulator, the ILR, has issued a consultation incorporating various EC Decisions into the country's domestic frequency plan. This includes European harmonisation decisions for UWB, mobile broadband at 26 GHz and 3.4 - 3.8 GHz, and short-range devices at 874 - 867 MHz and 915 - 921 MHz. Comments must… Read more...