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...
by Toby Youell
The chip manufacturer told PolicyTracker's Latin American spectrum conference that it is on the cusp of making a 700 MHz chipset for LTE. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The chip manufacturer told PolicyTracker's Latin American spectrum conference that it is on the cusp of making a 700 MHz chipset for LTE. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
The US regulator is considering a Qualcomm request for a passenger in-flight mobile broadband service in the 14.0-14.5 GHz band. US satellite operators are opposed to the proposal, which could also have implications for European operators. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Qualcomm could be in line for a significant profit as its 40 MHz of 1.4 GHz L-Band spectrum, purchased relatively cheaply in a 2008 UK auction, is approved and deployed for supplemental mobile downlinks (SDL). However, the company denies it bought the spectrum for hoarding or speculation, saying it decided… Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Qualcomm and Nokia have suggested a “third way” for freeing up spectrum for commercial mobile broadband. Authorised Shared Access (ASA) allows sharing via cognitive technologies while ensuring predictable quality of service through individual authorisations, the companies say. But while it offers a major change from the traditional reliance on licensed… Read more...