by Jaroslaw Adamowski
Despite repeated spectrum harmonisation requests from its western neighbours, Russia has decided to extend the use of the 700 MHz band for analogue TV broadcasting for another year. Read more...
by Jaroslaw Adamowski
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has triggered closer cooperation between the Polish and Ukrainian regulators. Read more...
by Jaroslaw Adamowski
Moscow’s embrace of 4.8—4.99 GHz for 5G clashes with Kyiv’s plan to use the 700 MHz and 3.6 GHz bands. Read more...
by Jaroslaw Adamowski
Local operators aim to prove they can share the band with Russia’s law enforcement agencies and the armed forces. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
Russia’s support has helped 4.8–4.99 GHz receive an IMT identification in just under 40 countries worldwide. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Russian Federation has proposed removing some of the limits on the use of the 4.9 GHz band by mobile broadband (IMT in the jargon of the ITU Radiocommunication Sector). Read more...
by Richard Handford
There is more backing for 4.8—4.99 GHz in Asia than many people realise. However, it’s not clear if the band’s credentials are strong enough for it to become a 5G mainstay rather than a supporting player. Read more...
by Scott Billquist
Spreading the idea of releasing 4.4 to 5.0 GHz from military use and hurdling NATO concerns could help fulfil government and industry interest in exploiting new spectrum opportunities for 4G and beyond. Read more...
by Scott Billquist
The next generation of wireless technologies would ideally like something that regulators would never grant: 100MHz of downlink spectrum. Study groups see bandwidth aggregation as a possible solution but variation in regulatory approaches could make this difficult to implement. Read more...