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Satcom body tells Indian regulators telcos don’t need 28-GHz band for 5G
ISpA says allocating the 28-GHz band to satellite operators won’t impact 5G rollouts because operators can use other millimeter-wave bands. Read more…
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India loses ‘space economy’ benefits if 5G telcos get 28-GHz band: Viasat
Viasat tells India if it allocates 28-GHz spectrum for 5G instead of satellite, it will lose out on the benefits of the space economy. Read more…
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Optus switches on first six 5G mmWave commercial sites
Optus has switched on its first six 5G mmWave commercial sites, just as the carrier reaches 1 million 5G capable devices on its network. Read more…
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Telstra looks to expand ‘5G Home Internet’ service
Australian communications provider Telstra has confirmed it expects to expand the reach of its ‘5G Home Internet’ service to more locations this year Read more…
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2021: the year of mmWave – what are the advantages and why now?
Massive MIMO antennas have been foundational in opening up mmWave frequencies for use in mobile communications. Read more…
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ETRI to deploy gigabit Wi-Fi hot spots on Seoul trains
South Korea’s Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) says it will launch a pilot project this year in which it will commercially deploy its ultra-fast mobile hot-spot network (MHN) technology on Seoul’s subway lines. The Read more…
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Huawei, DoCoMo make a little mmWave go a long way in 5G trial
Huawei and NTT DoCoMo have completed yet another joint 5G field trial – this one for transmitting data on the 39 GHz mmWave band over long distances, potentially paving the way for using mmWave spectrum Read more…
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Huawei and DoCoMo go the distance in 5G mmWave trial
Huawei and NTT DoCoMo marked a milestone in their joint 5G trial by transmitting high-speed data over a distance of 1.2km on the 28-GHz mmWave spectrum band. The field trial, which took place in downtown Read more…
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Forget mmWave for now – it’s 3.5 GHz that will drive the first 5G rollouts
The use of mmWave is one of the most distinguishing features of 5G, but that’s still a few years off – in the near term, it’s the 3.5-GHz band that’s emerging with the most global Read more…
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Qualcomm 5G demo gets the ball rolling on device development
Qualcomm Technologies announced it has successfully achieved a 5G data connection on a Snapdragon modem chipset for mobile devices, effectively starting the race to develop mmWave-compatible 5G devices. Qualcomm also previewed its first 5G smartphone Read more…
Features
5G Asia: Spectrum is still the hardest part of going 5G
Amid the rich variety of discussion during the keynotes and tracks at 5G Asia, spectrum was a recurring theme – namely, which 5G frequency bands the mobile industry will be able to harmonize around, whether Read more…
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Facebook teams with Deutsche Telekom for TIP mmWave project
The Telecom Infra Project (TIP) has launched the Millimeter Wave Networks Project Group, co-chaired by Deutsche Telekom and Facebook, to address the growing demand for mmWave bandwidth in dense, highly-populated cities. The group’s ultimate goal Read more…