Competitive access to spectrum resources will result in a thriving fixed and mobile marketplace that can deliver new, innovative services, according to Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) President Martha Suárez. Speaking at the TVWS workshop in Buenos Aires, co-organised by the DSA – a global organisation advocating for laws and regulations that will lead to more […]
India’s Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) has already brought criminal actions against a number of former ISRO/Antrix staff in connection with alleged corruption between ISRO and Antrix. Antrix was the commercial arm of India’s State Research Organisation which supplies and controls all satellite active over India. In 2005 Bangalore-based Devas Multimedia quite legitimately entered into […]
Eutelsat’s CEO Rodolphe Belmer, speaking to analysts following its results announcement, said there was – as yet – no agreement between the C-Band Alliance (CBA) partners as to how – or how much – cash could be “donated” to the US Treasury as part of the bargaining over the FCC’s decision to permit reallocation of […]
An economic report by trade body the GSMA – which represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide – reveals that releasing 5G mmWave capacity will create $565 billion of economic expansion. This figure represents 2.9 per cent of global GDP growth by 2034, which the GSMA says points to a huge impact on developing economies […]
South Africa’s communication minister, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, has released the ministry’s long-awaited spectrum policy direction White Paper. She has passed the direction to the country’s media and communications regulator ICASA and to give preferential bandwidth access to a new wholesale open access network (‘WOAN’) in order to increase competition in the nation’s cellular market. “The minister […]
Charlie Ergen’s DTH pay-TV Dish Network definitely has a role in the success of the T-Mobile/Sprint giant merger. Dish will pay in $5 billion for certain wireless assets, including Boost Mobile, and this has opened the door for a Dept. of Justice approval for the merger. Dish’s funding is reportedly split two ways, with $1.5 […]
It seemingly comes as no surprise to locals in South Africa that once again the country’s government has delayed publication of its long-awaited Digital Spectrum plan. On June 20th, during his ‘state of the nation’ speech, the country’s president Cyril Ramaphosa promised the new policy covering unassigned high-demand spectrum would be published within 30 days. […]
The first DTT switch-on for the new frequencies will start on July 24th in Baleares Islands and Cáceres in the western part of Spain. The General Director of Telecommunications, Roberto Sánchez, said that around 36,000 buildings in those areas will have to readjust their antennas. In September, other provinces will commence the DTT migration, such […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) received a 28-page filing on July 18th from the C-Band Association (CBA) in regard to the Association’s re-working of C-band frequencies over the US to help 5G take-up. The document was accompanied by a strongly worded statement on responses to the FCC’s invitation for public comments. The CBA reminded any […]
The US House Sub-committee on Communications & Technology held a hearing in Washington DC on July 16th. High on the agenda was the proposal from the C-Band Alliance on restructuring of C-band over the US for 5G. Committee chairman Michael Doyle told witnesses that in the past government-held spectrum had been successfully transitioned to the […]