Spectrum
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Globally, the first commercial deployments for 6G are expected by the end of the decade, fusing the human, digital, and physical worlds. But long before the first 6G network goes live, we need to go through the extensive process of creating a standard. I am pleased to say that process is now beginning.
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Wim Van Thillo, CEO and co-founder of Pharrowtech discusses raising the US’s national broadband speed benchmark.
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Why is subsea spectrum sharing an increasingly hot topic in the industry? Is it time for your business to look at it and what do you need to know? Stacie Pascale, VP of product at Aqua Comms, advises on weighing up the options.
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The Biden-Harris Administration is issuing a “landmark” National Spectrum Strategy aimed at freeing up additional wireless spectrum for advanced technology needs.
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The Netherlands has delayed its 5G spectrum auction yet again, much to the frustration of local telecoms firms.
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T-Mobile US has asked the Federal Communications Commission for temporary access to its 2.5GHz spectrum band, to deploy it in specific geographic areas.
Forthcoming events
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Ericsson is claiming a European record for 5G download speeds of almost 6Gbps, with uploads of 1.6Gbps.
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The GSMA has published a report on how to maximise the benefits of mobile spectrum for billions of people worldwide.
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Two satellite companies, Omnispace and Ligado Networks, are planning to combine their spectrum for direct-to-device voice, text and data services.
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Arqiva, the UK wireless infrastructure company 48% owned by Digital 9, wants to hand back most of its 28GHz spectrum licence.
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Airtel Nigeria has purchased 100MHz of spectrum in the 3500MHz band and 2x5MHz of 2600MHz from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for US$316.7 million.
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Spectrum Enterprise has announced the availability of ultra-high 100Gbps speed data services across its national fibre network for a range of data transport solutions.
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Ericsson has achieved a peak data rate of more than 1Gbps for a single user device in a recent 5G Standalone (SA) field trial.
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced that it will auction two lots of 100MHz in the 3.5GHz spectrum band as it looks to accelerate 5G deployment in the country.
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Airtel Africa’s Tanzanian subsidiary Airtel Tanzania has purchased 140MHz of additional spectrum spread across the 2600MHz and 3500MHz bands from the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) for a cash sum of US$60.1 million.
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Two of Malaysia’s biggest operators will not take a stake in the government-owned 5G agency Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), a Reuters source says.
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Nokia says it is leading 6G conversation in the US after revealing that it expects the technology to arrive by 2030.
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Telia Lietuva, one of the largest operators in Eastern Europe has announced it has acquired the widest 700MHz radio frequency band.