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 […]
In what has been a torrid time for the world’s two largest satellite operators (SES share price down 10.9 per cent and Intelsat 17.7 per cent on January 30th), one bank report has a tiny glimmer of positive news for the C-Band Alliance (CBA). The losses, in terms of share value is massive. For example, […]
The key satellite operators within the C-Band Alliance (CBA) are suffering a roller-coaster ride in terms of share value as the ebb and flow of news affects investor confidence – or lack of confidence in any meaningful upside. January 29th, was catastrophic for Intelsat (down a massive 30.26 per cent) and SES (down 8.27 per […]