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.
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Singtel has announced it will sell a 3.3% stake in India’s Bharti Airtel to Bharti Telecom limited for US$1.61 billion.
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South African telco Rain faces strong opposition from South Africa’s Takeover Regulation Panel (TRP) after it proposed a tie-up with its domestic rival Telkom.
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T-Mobile has purchased two additional 600MHz spectrum licenses, costing the operator around US$3.5 billion.
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Reliance Jio has spent around US$11 billion at India’s 5G spectrum auction, paving the way for its 5G rollout.
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Estonia’s Tele2 has won its third 5G frequency licence in the country’s latest spectrum auction.
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Airtel Africa confirms that subsidiary, Airtel Kenya Networks Limited (Airtel Kenya), has purchased 60MHz of additional spectrum in the 2600MHz band from the Communications Authority of Kenya.
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An enhanced version of 5G is expected to be put into large-scale commercial use by 2025 to speed up green and intelligent transformations, according to an International Telecommunication Union (ITU) expert.
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Belgian operator Proximus has secured 45MHz of spectrum in the 1400MHz band for €109 million in the country’s latest spectrum auction.
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India’s Adani Group, a transport and utility company, has admitted reports that it wants to move into 5G mobile, but says it is interested solely in private networks.
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The SES-22 satellite was successfully launched into space onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, SES has confirmed.
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A fourth mobile operator in China has revealed itself and will go by the name China Broadnet.
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South African telco Cell C is planning to deploy 5G in the country imminently, its chief technology officer Schalk Visser revealed to local press.
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Rogers Communications confirms the deployment of 5G 3500MHz spectrum, with the first live location going live in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.
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Deutsche Telekom has revealed it is now using 700MHz frequency in its 5G network for the first time.
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Nokia has announced it has won a 10-year extension to its contract with Orange Polska.
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Airtel Africa has bought additional spectrum worth around US$42 million in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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The dispute in the US over 5G’s potential effects on aviation and recent reports on future spectrum availability have brought issues around spectrum to light. so, What will it take to ensure spectrum use is maximised in the long term? Gareth Willmer investigates
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Capacity shares five key stories making headlines around the world today.
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The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance and a UK government body have teamed up for an international digital inclusion project that will see spectrum play a key role.
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SES will earn an additional $170 million from Verizon for its accelerated clearing of C-band spectrum in the US.
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Ofcom is seeking stakeholder input on its next Space Spectrum Strategy, which is intended to address the growing number of NGSO satellites and their use of spectrum.
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Cohere Technologies has closed its Series D funding round with a US$46 million raise as it brings an enhanced version of its Universal Spectrum Multiplier (USM) to the market.
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A very British approach to regulation; altimeter checks in Norway and the cold side of quantum computing
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Spectrum sharing between UK operators should become a policy priority according to a new report from the UK Spectrum Policy Forum (UK SPF).
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Capacity shares the latest 5G spectrum news in the USA and Belgium.
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South African regulator ICASA has hit back at Telkom after it emerged that the operator is seeking a court order to prevent regulator ICASA from holding a spectrum auction in March.
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Capacity shares five things key stories from around the world making headlines today.
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Telcos Singtel Optus and Telstra have spent over $2 billion in securing spectrum licenses in Australia.
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Cambium Networks, a wireless networking solutions provider, confirms the availability of a 5G-based fixed wireless access solution.
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved three telcos as approved bidders in its upcoming 3.5Ghz 5G spectrum auction.
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Ericsson has partnered Telstra to complete the first successful deployment of Radio 4480 with 5 radio access technologies at Ballarat, Victoria in Australia.
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Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has announced it has allocated more spectrum to local 5G mobile network operators.
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The Wireless Broadband Alliance is extending its relationship with the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) to "maximize the full benefits" of 6 GHz Wi-Fi – today Wi-Fi 6E, and the near future, Wi-Fi 7.
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Brazil’s government may reschedule a new 5G spectrum auction to sell batches that did not attract interest according to the country’s communications minister Fabio Faria.
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Claro, Vivo and TIM win 5G spectrum during the first day of Brazil's auction, raising approximately R$7.09 billion ($1.27 billion).
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The FCC has revealed it has granted 20 additional 2.5 GHz spectrum licenses to Alaskan communities.