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In potential boost for private LTE, FCC proposes reconfiguring 900 MHz spectrumWill Nextel essentially be reincarnated as a private LTE provider? The Federal Communications Commission has adopted a notice of proposed rulemaking that would allow a broadband allocation at 900 MHz, reconfiguring the band from its current narrowband-only allocation and opening up the possibility that […]

Partisan politics front-and-center at T-Mobile US/Sprint merger hearing5G, rural coverage, pricing and which hotels T-Mobile US CEO John Legere prefers included in House hearing Yesterday the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law convened a hearing to examine the potential impacts of a merger between carriers T-Mobile US and Sprint. […]

European Parliament urges states to take action against Chinese 5G threat  The Parliament said European states should develop guidance on how to tackle cyber threats when procuring 5G equipment The European Parliament has passed a resolution calling for the European Union to take action on potential security threats linked to China’s growing technological presence in […]

US to limit intelligence sharing if Germany allows Huawei in 5G contracts  Germany recently implemented stricter measures for all vendors but ruled out a ban of Huawei equipment The U.S. government has told German authorities that it would limit intelligence sharing between the two countries if Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies is allowed to take part […]

FirstNet is AT&T’s springboard to 5GThe FirstNet network build-out is helping AT&T to increase its network capacity by about 50% as it adds additional band support while turning up FirstNet’s Band 14 spectrum, according to John Stephens, AT&T’s CFO. Stephens spoke at the the Deutsche Bank Media, Internet and Telecom Conference yesterday. As AT&T builds out […]

Editorial Report: How to bring 5G in-building5G, the next generation of wireless technology, is poised to have a significant impact on the commercial real estate industry–if stakeholders can coalesce on a straightforward strategy to bring 5G indoors. As 5G ’s enhanced IoT capabilities enable more of the built environment to become connected, building owners and […]

China to invest $134-223 billion in 5G networks during 2020-2025: Report  China’s three mobile carriers are currently carrying out 5G field trials in urban areas across the Asian country China is expected to invest CNY900 billion-CNY1.5 trillion billion ($134 billion – $223 billion) in the deployment of  5G networks during the 2020-2025 period,  Digitimes reported, […]

Ericsson, Telia, Volvo test 5G network for industrial use  The partners will operate a 5G network at Volvo CE’s research facility in Sweden Ericsson, Volvo Construction Equipment and Telia said they are already operating what they claim is Sweden’s first 5G network for industrial use. Operated with a test license, the 5G network is comprised […]

Sequans adapts LTE chips for satelliteSequans works with aerospace and defense contractor Lockheed Martin to adapt LTE chips to communicate with satellite systems Sequans is modifying its LTE chipsets to be able to directly communicate with satellite systems, in a partnership with Lockheed Martin. Lockheed developed an LTE-to-satellite specification, and Sequans is adapting its LTE […]

New architecture of 5G is a big opportunity for IT-focused companiesFor 5G, HPE focused on enabling virtualization, edge services While 5G certainly led most conversations during the recent Mobile World Congress, next in line were supporting technology sets like virtualization and edge computing. At a high level, to successfully build out 5G, operators will need […]