The months of extensive lobbying in favour of a privately-held C-band spectrum auction came to naught when FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, in a Tweet on November 18th said: “After much deliberation and a thorough review of the extensive record, I’ve concluded that the best way to advance these principles is through a public auction of […]
SK Telecom has announced its comprehensive plans aimed at expanding its VR business and ecosystem. To lead the popularisation of VR services, the company has launched an innovative 5G-based VR service named ‘Virtual Social World’. Virtual Social World is a VR service that allows multiple users to engage in diverse activities and create contents in […]
It is unlikely that the world’s two major satellite operators, Intelsat and SES, have ever experienced such dramatic collective meltdowns in their share prices. Of course, there have been profit warnings from time to time, but nothing to compare with this week’s catastrophic collapse in their company theoretical values. As this is written, SES has […]
Thai satellite operator Thaicom will exit the 3400-3700 MHz bands (C-band) in order to help 5G cellular deployment. The frequencies are utilised on Thaicom 5. Thaicom CEO Anant Kaewruamgvongs says that the satellite operator will co-operate with the country’s National Broadcasting & Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) to ensure optimum public benefits. The NBTC will compensate Thaicom […]
A report in the Science and Technology Daily, which is published by China’s Ministry of Science and Technology says ministries, telcos and tech companies have set up a working group to agree an approach to 6G. China’s three mobile operators launched 5G services this. Mobile Europe reports two organisations will be set up in China […]
Virgin Media has agreed a five year deal with Vodafone UK to bring new services, including 5G, to more than three million mobile customers and provide further flexibility to grow its mobile operation. The new Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) agreement, which runs until 2026, will see Vodafone supply wholesale mobile network services, including both […]
Orange Romania has become the first country within the Orange Group’s footprint to commercially launch 5G. The 5G network in Romania initially launches today in three of its main cities – Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca and Iasi – with other cities to follow throughout 2020 and beyond. In addition to offering customers internet download speeds of up […]
The C-Band Alliance (CBA) has moved decisively towards the FCC preferred release of 300 MHz of spectrum over the US. The CBA had previously insisted that it could only manage to clear 200 MHz (180 MHz + a 20 MHz ‘guard band’). The spectrum is being cleared to help the deployment of 5G cellular technology […]
UK comms regulator Ofcom has updated proposals to release crucial airwaves to meet growing demand for mobile broadband and support the rollout of 5G. To help improve mobile services and enable more people and businesses to access 5G networks, Ofcom is planning to release more mobile airwaves through an auction in spring 2020. Improving mobile […]
New 5G mobile technologies are set to create an extra $1.4 trillion (€1.26tn) in gross domestic product (GDP) for worldwide economies over the next decade, according to a report by Huawei and independent research and consulting firm STL Partners. Healthcare and manufacturing