The FCC’s order on its $9.7 billion proposal will be determined on February 28th with a D-Day meeting of the full Commission. Prior to that the participants and stakeholders have until February 21st to make their comments. There will be an enforced ‘quiet period’ between the 21st and 28th. Meanwhile, the three main participants will […]
On February 11th, US District Judge Victor Marrero approved the merger between Sprint and T-Mobile. A report from research company MoffettNathanson (MN) says the deal represents a potential positive for what will now be a new wireless service for the US in the shape of Charlie Ergen who – at long last – can make […]
Judge Victor Marrero of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York has rejected a lawsuit to block the merger of telcos T-Mobile and Sprint. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said he was pleased with the district court’s decision. “The T-Mobile-Sprint merger will help close the digital divide and secure United […]
It has been a worrying month or two. The industry saw strong reports that Intelsat was considering a Chapter 11 bankruptcy, that the C-Band Alliance’s members would simply walk away from handing over their long-held US spectrum, and that in the event of a negative response from the FCC, there would follow years of litigation. […]
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai was generous in his treatment of the C-Band Alliance, and his decision has won approval from the Alliance, the 5G Action Now lobby group and a host of investment analysts. Chairman Pai’s plan would repurpose most of the C-band for 5G deployment while ensuring current users of the spectrum could continue […]
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has proposed providing additional opportunities for unlicensed white space devices to deliver wireless broadband services in rural areas of the US. Such devices operate in portions of the broadcast television bands (channels 2-35) and spectrum not being used for authorised services. Chairman Pai is seeking to spur the continued […]
The C-Band Alliance (CBA), in what might be its last filing to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) prior to the Commission’s decision on a planned auction of C-band spectrum owned by CBA members, is strongly arguing that Eutelsat’s scheme for the allocation of any incentive payments from the FCC is “grossly unfair”. The CBA, while […]
Portugal will start the DTT frequency migration process on February 7th to free up the frequencies necessary for the rollout of 5G mobile technology. The process will start at the Sines transmitter site and follows a successful pilot in Odivelas last November. At stake is the 700 MHz frequency, currently used for DTT broadcasting, which […]
A study comparing spectrum released in 14 countries illustrates the US mid-band spectrum challenge and underscores the importance of American policymakers moving quickly to bring more licensed mid-band spectrum to power 5G networks. “This report highlights that US policymakers need
Alongside Ericsson, Huawei and Qualcomm, Vodafone has demonstrated the first 5G dynamic spectrum-sharing on a combination of two low spectrum bands. Dynamic spectrum-sharing allows network operators to deliver both 4G and 5G within the same spectrum, enabling a smooth transition between the two technologies and therefore a more cost-effective rollout. While the technology has been […]