by Dianne Northfield
Despite the lack of clarity surrounding mmWave use cases and unproven business models, regulators and industry are examining a range of new approaches to mmWave spectrum sharing. Three case studies based on the work of Ofcom in the UK, Canada’s ISED and Qualcomm inform this research note, which outlines a… Read more...
by Richard Handford
Commercial service in the CBRS band started in early 2020, initially limited to the unlicensed GAA (general authorised access) part of the band. Priority access licensees were permitted to start using their licences in April 2021. Read more...
by Richard Handford
The Citizens Broadband Radio Service is a dynamic shared access (DSA) system in the US that operates in the 3.5 GHz band (3550—3700 MHz), also known as Band 48. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
WRC-23 is likely to be more important for OTT players than any previous WRC in terms of protecting and expanding their interests in license-exempt spectrum. Facebook, Google and Microsoft are focused on unlicensed spectrum and the three will not favour IMT identifications across a range of mid-band frequency ranges that… 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
Facebook is interested in a broad range of spectrum resource for a wide variety of use cases. WRC-19 allocated additional mmWave spectrum for High Altitude Platform stations (HAPS), a decision championed by Facebook. Facebook does not support WRC-19’s IMT identification for 66-71 GHz or WRC-23’s consideration of IMT identification for… Read more...
by Martin Sims
The OTT players offer services over the internet not access to it, so their priorities in spectrum policy are different to vendors or operators, whose business is the provision of infrastructure. Read more...