by PolicyTracker
Deutsche Telekom is focused on rolling out its LTE networks in Europe and the US and has called for more consistency in spectrum licensing and greater harmonisation. It is engaged in developing 5G standards and has emphasised the need to use sub-6 GHz bands Read more...
by Jonathan Watson
(2016 entry) China Mobile is the world's largest 4G operator in number of subscribers, operating in mainland China and Hong Kong. It is focused on 4G deployment. For 5G, it prefers spectrum below 6 GHz for 5G services, with the C band a priority. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
The US Citizen Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) plan will not drive investment, according to T-Mobile. Nevertheless, CBRS advocates told PolicyTracker, the UK regulator Ofcom is interested in taking a similar approach. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
The association issued a joint statement with ETNO (European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association) which claimed legislators were abandoning the 5G vision as they review the European Commission’s proposals on a new Electronic Communications Code (ECC). Read more...
by Kane Mumford
Research carried out for the Wi-Fi Alliance claims that increasing numbers of devices and growing demand means that more spectrum will be needed for Wi-Fi by 2025. Read more...
by PolicyTracker
A popular GSM frequency range which has become the most widely used 4G band Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Microsoft's basic goal is to connect its cloud services to customer's devices, and it sees spectrum as a key enabler for doing that. The company is a leading proponent for use of TV white spaces, but is also interested in the 5 GHz band as well as in higher band… Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Japan's SoftBank Group is a diversified IT and communications company, owning the nationwide US mobile carrier, Sprint as well as running a mobile operator in its home country. Sprint recently announced it would be "integrating backhaul bands" into its 5G network. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
PolicyTracker attended the hearing of the European Commission's case against the Council of the European Union - held at the European Court of Justice - which concerns the extent to which the Commission can determine the EU's position ahead of World Radiocommunication Conferences (WRCs). Read more...