by Manuel R. Marti
Japan's telecoms ministry has awarded spectrum to the country's three established mobile operators—NTT Docomo, KDDI and SoftBank—along with the recent new entrant Rakuten. Read more...
by Richard Handford
Japan’s forthcoming spectrum award will be the first for 5G decided by a beauty contest rather than an auction. This is not the only thing that makes it unusual. Read more...
by Cyrus Yau
Japan's regulator and mobile operators have been focusing on the 4.5 GHz band as they race to launch 5G in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Read more...
by Toby Youell
NTT Docomo and Nokia have launched a research project that will aim to achieve a throughput speed of 10 Gbps with optimised latency using the 4.4–4.9 GHz band. 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...