by Richard Handford
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has shared a draft report outlining the technical requirements for enabling standard power Wi-Fi in the 6 GHz band. Read more...
by Richard Handford
Even with financial, technical and regulatory challenges, including spectrum availability, at least four Asian countries want to build their own low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations rather than rely entirely on existing operators like Starlink. Read more...
by Richard Handford
The country’s first-ever spectrum auction saw two new entrants acquire 5G frequencies in the 26 GHz band alongside incumbent mobile operator NTT Docomo, although with little competitive bidding. Read more...
by Richard Handford
Japanese mobile network operator au, a subsidiary of KDDI, has 3.5 million users for the satellite direct-to-device (D2D) service it offers in partnership with Starlink. Read more...
by Richard Handford
Field trials in Japan and Saudi Arabia have assessed whether the 7 GHz band is suitable for 6G. Read more...
by Richard Handford
Japan has published draft rules for a forthcoming auction of 26 GHz frequencies, which will be the first in the country’s history. Read more...
by Richard Handford
The operators ask for an auction without rollout obligations, consideration of device availability, and a bid credit for newer entrants. Read more...
by Richard Haas
The service is the second major commercial satellite direct-to-device offering to launch using terrestrial spectrum. Read more...
by Richard Handford
The three research projects supported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) cover very different spectrum-related activities. Read more...
by Richard Handford
Only one of the country’s four mobile network operators (MNOs) is interested in offering 5G in the mid-band spectrum. Read more...