by Dugie Standeford
MTN has 295 million customers in 19 markets across Africa and the Middle East, according to its results for the year ended 31 December 2023. It provides voice, data, financial technology, digital, enterprise, wholesale and API services. It continues to focus on its "Ambition 2025" strategic priorities, which include building… Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
As we near WRC-23, vendor positions on IMT and mobile-related Agenda Items vary – particularly in relation to the 6 GHz band and bands identified for IMT studies and consideration at WRC-23. As vendors contemplate 6G, they are also laying out future spectrum priorities. Meanwhile, Apple, Qualcomm and Samsung have… Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
Apple argues that regulators should adopt a "balanced" approach in assigning both licensed and licence-exempt spectrum. It supports unlicensed use of the entire 6 GHz band. Apple is also moving into the satellite connectivity space through an agreement with Globalstar. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
Ericsson is still focused on obtaining more licensed spectrum for the mobile industry, including the entire 6 GHz band. It supports all IMT and mobile-related WRC-23 Agenda Items and WRC-27 consideration of IMT use of spectrum across the 7.125—15.3 GHz range. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
Huawei is touting the move to 5.5G that it argues will rely on the use of both mmWave and licensed 6 GHz spectrum across the entire band. Huawei argues that the upper 6 GHz band represents the only opportunity to help meet the identified need for additional wide and contiguous… Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
América Movíl provides telecommunications services in 25 countries in the Americas, the Caribbean and Central and Eastern Europe. It continues to build out its networks and, on 22 February 2022, announced the launch of of 5G services in 18 Mexican cities, soon after being granted authority to use 3.5 GHz… Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
América Móvil provides telecommunications services in 25 countries in the Americas, Caribbean and Central and Europe. It is building out its networks and preparing them for 5G, which it hopes to launch in some countries in 2021. Read more...
by PolicyTracker
OTT players depend on cheap and ubiquitous broadband access. They promote this by campaigning for unlicensed spectrum, sharing and innovative technologies which stimulate competition or connect the developing world. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
In addition to identifying the importance of sub-1 GHz and mid-band 3.5 GHz spectrum, vendors consider that initial 5G deployments using mmWave spectrum will focus on 26 GHz and 28 GHz, followed by 40 GHz. There is more variance in vendor positions on licensed or license-exempt 5 GHz, 6 GHz… Read more...