by Dianne Northfield
In 2024, the focus of US spectrum policy is on building the country’s spectrum pipeline through the implementation of a National Spectrum Strategy. The Federal Communication Commission’s spectrum auction authority lapsed in March 2023. In its absence, the Commission is examining alternative means of assigning resources held in its spectrum… Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
US operator Verizon is a leading provider of global voice, data and video services to consumers, businesses and government entities. It offers 5G, 4G LTE, fibre-optic and multi-edge compute (MEC) services. Its 4G service covered 99 per cent of the US population at the end of 2023, with around 330… Read more...
by Laura Sear
Spectrum policy in the US is in disarray. The FCC is trying to repair its relationship with other government agencies but has lost its authority to conduct auctions. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
US operator Verizon is a leading provider of wireless and fixed communications, technology, information and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses and government entities. It has a global presence, offering data, video and voice services and solutions. It carries most of its traffic on 4G, with 328 million customers… Read more...
by Laura Sear
The world’s biggest economy continues to lead in spectrum policy innovation Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Verizon offers technology and communications services in the US but also operates a global fibre-optic network that provides connectivity to business customers in over 180 countries. The big winner in the 2020 Federal Communications Commission 3.7 GHz auction, the telco launched 5G services in the C-band in January 2022. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The world’s biggest economy continues to lead in spectrum policy innovation Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Verizon was the big winner in the 2020 Federal Communications Commission's 3.7 GHz (C-band) auction, boosting its sub-6 GHz holdings by 120 percent. The spectrum will be a "critical component" of its 5G strategy, but the operator is also interested in 6 GHz and 3.45 - 3.55 GHz. Read more...
by Catherine Viola
What are the global trends in refarming legacy bands to use for 4G or 5G? Some operators have already switched over, but for others their strategy has to accommodate the use of 2G for M2M services. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
For mobile operators, the focus remains on deploying 5G in 2020, although AT&T and Verizon are already offering services in selected US cities. In Europe, 5G will be rolled out in 700 MHz and 3.5 GHz, while US and Asian players are using mmWave bands such as 28 GHz and… Read more...