BROWSING: 5G spectrum

The government of India said that the base price for the new spectrum will be set at INR963 billion ($11.6 billion) The Indian government has officially approved the auction of 10,523 megahertz of spectrum in multiple bands, including frequencies for 5G, local press reported, citing...

Under the new scheme, Subtel will announce the winners of the spectrum on March 5 Chilean telecommunications services regulator Subtel made new changes to the calendar for the spectrum auction through which it will award frequencies in the 3.5 GHz band. Under the new scheme, Subtel...

The government of Canada said this framework will encourage current licensees to expand their coverage or give new users the opportunity to put spectrum to use Canada’s Ministry of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced a new spectrum licensing framework that will provide access to unused...

5G Americas said that releasing more licensed spectrum for the wireless industry is critical for U.S. leadership in technology, mobile communications and the economy The rollout of 5G-Advanced and future 6G networks will required the development of a comprehensive roadmap for new commercially available spectrum,...

The government of India aims to award additional 5G spectrum in March India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) set a lower revenue target for a planned spectrum auction in March, because local carriers have enough frequencies and will chiefly focus on renewing their existing frequencies...

Subtel said it will announce the winners of the 5G spectrum auction on February 20 Chilean telecommunications services regulator Subtel modified the calendar for spectrum auction through which it will award frequencies in the 3.5 GHz band. Under the new scheme, Subtel will announce the winners...

The government of India aims to conduct a new spectrum auction in March India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will not auction the 600 MHz band in the upcoming spectrum auction as the body aims to conduct more studies to ensure there is no interference with...

The country's communications ministry said the 5G spectrum auction had raised more than 1.5 billion pesos ($380 million) Colombian operators Claro, WOM, Tigo and Movistar have all secured 5G licenses in a spectrum auction carried out by Colombia’s ICT Ministry MinTIC. The country's communications ministry said...

MinTIC aims to award spectrum in the in the 700 MHz, 1.9 GHz, AWS, 2.5 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands Colombia’s ICT ministry MinTIC authorized Claro, WOM, Tigo and Movistar to participate in an upcoming spectrum auction through which the former will award 5G frequencies. With...

Telecom Argentina’s first 5G SA antennas were deployed in large urban concentrations in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area Telecom Argentina said it recently activated its first 5G antennas using the 3.5 GHz band, thus becoming the first telco in the country to launch 5G Standalone...

The Colombian government previously said it expected to award the 5G spectrum on December 20 Colombia’s ICT ministry, Mintic, confirmed that it has received and verified the applications of the four operators interested in participating in the upcoming 5G spectrum auction. In a release, the ministry...

Ofcom said that each lot will comprise a block of 200 megahertz U.K. telecommunications regulator Ofcom has confirmed the details of the country’s first millimeter-wave (mmWave) spectrum auction. In September, Ofcom announced that it will open the 26 GHz and 40 GHz spectrum bands to mobile...

A relatively low share of the 3.5 GHz band used for 5G connections can be a reason behind Canada's predicament, says Opensignal According to new research from Opensignal, Canada lags behind other OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) members when it comes 5G download...

One New Zealand said its 5G service is live in parts of Auckland, Hamilton, Bay of Plenty, Manawatū-Whanganui, Taranaki, Wellington, Christchurch, Queenstown and Southland New Zealand carrier One New Zealand said it has reached an agreement to acquire Dense Air’s business with the aim of...

The local telecommunications regulator currently holds 400 megahertz of spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) Office said it is currently working on a spectrum management roadmap that could see auctions for the 3.5 GHz spectrum band for 5G...

This move by telecom watchdog Anatel is expected to contribute to increased capacity and improved performance of 5G services across Brazil The Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) has approved the allocation of an additional 120 megahertz of spectrum in the 4.9 GHz band for the...

The Argentine government would obtain $875 million for the frequencies, less compared to the initial expectation of $1.05 billion Argentine operators Claro, Movistar and Personal have all secured spectrum for the provision of 5G services in a tender carried out by the government. The government will...

Colombia aims to award spectrum in the in the 700 MHz, 1.9 GHz, AWS, 2.5 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands Colombia’s ICT ministry Mintic issued the final resolution for the upcoming auction of 5G frequencies. The regulator aims to award spectrum in the in the 700...

Earlier this month, the Japanese communications ministry said that Rakuten Mobile was the only company to apply for the 700 MHz slots during the application period Japanese mobile operator Rakuten Mobile has received approval from the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications for its special...

No new spectrum bands will be auctioned in the next tender as the telecoms regulator has not announced any reserve price for these frequencies The telecom department in India DoT has decided to put all unsold airwaves on sale again at the same base prices...

Through this 5G spectrum auction, the Argentina government aims to raise around $1.1 billion Argentine telecommunications regulator Enacom confirmed it would carry out an auction to award 5G frequencies on October 24, local press reported. Through the move, the cash-strapped government aims to raise around $1.1...

COAI represents the interests of local operators Reliance Jio Infocomm, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea Mobile operators in India will need at least two gigahertz of mid-band spectrum to be in a position to offer a better coverage, local newspaper The Economic Times reported, citing...

Huawei had previously said that it planned to launch a complete set of commercial 5.5G network equipment in 2024 DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES—Chinese vendor Huawei believes that previous investments made by operators to deploy 5G network infrastructure will be protected with the future launch of...

In March, Ofcom unveiled plans to award spectrum in the 26GHz and 40GHz bands for 5G and other mobile technologies U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom confirmed plans to award millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum but announced it will not hold an auction until a decision has been...