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January 17, 2020

5G, 5G spectrum, APAC, Asia Pacific Telecom, Business, Carriers, chunghwa telecom, Far Eastone, Spectrum, Taiwan Mobile, Taiwan Star Cellular, Wireless

Taiwanese carriers secure 5G spectrum following competitive auction

Taiwan’s 5G spectrum auction came to an end on January 16, after 261 rounds of bidding with total bids reaching NT$138.08 billion ($4.6 billion), according to information provided by Taiwan’s National Communications Commission (NCC). NCC confirmed that Taiwan’s operators Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile, Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) and Taiwan Star Telecom had secured spectrum in

January 17, 2020

5G, millimeter wave, Spectrum, Spectrum Frontiers

mmWave auction at $7.4 billion and counting

As of round 61 of Auction 103, only 11 licenses have more demand than supply The Federal Communications Commission auction of millimeter wave licenses has now

January 16, 2020

5G, Federal Communications Commission, ITU, Policy, WRC

FCC commissioners cite midband spectrum, workforce training as needs for 5G

Commissioner Michael O’Rielly mentions “new action” on macro sites in the “very near future” In testimony before the Senate Commerce committee this week, FCC commissioners Michael

January 16, 2020

5G, Federal Communications Commission, ITU, Policy, WRC

FCC commissioners cite midband spectrum, workforce training as needs for 5G

Commissioner Michael O’Rielly mentions “new action” on macro sites in the “very near future” In testimony before the Senate Commerce committee this week, FCC commissioners Michael

January 16, 2020

5G, Americas, APAC, Business, Carriers, chips, Chips - Semiconductor, Devices, Huawei, Network Infrastructure, US government, Wireless

U.S. government studies new rules to restrict shipments to Huawei: Report

The U.S. government expects to soon publish a new rule that would expand its powers to block sales of foreign-made goods to Chinese vendor Huawei,

January 16, 2020

5G, 5G trials, APAC, Bharti Airtel, BSNL, Business, Carriers, COAI, Ericsson, Huawei, Network Infrastructure, Nokia, Reliance Jio Infocomm, Samsung, Vodafone Idea, Wireless, zte

Indian operators submit applications for initial 5G field trials

Indian carriers Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and BSNL have submitted their applications for 5G field trials with the Department of Telecom (DoT), The Economic Times reported. According to

January 16, 2020

5G, ADRF, CBRS, DAS (IBWtech), Opinion, Reader Forum

5G, CBRS, and wireless tech: Changing the landscape of in-building DAS (Reader Forum)

The rise in digital offerings created to meet heightened consumer expectations across many industries have carriers and venue owners scrambling to provide ubiquitous connectivity to

January 16, 2020

Archived Articles, DOCSIS 3.1

#TBT: DOCSIS 3.1 heads to prime time; BT’s purchase of EE approved; LinkNYC debuts … this week in 2016

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up

January 15, 2020

5G, America Movil, Carriers, Cloud Computing, edge computing, kt, MEC, mobile edge computing, Rogers Communications, telstra, Verizon, Vodafone

Six global carriers form group for MEC, 5G interoperability

Six of the largest telecom operators in the world have put together a new group, the 5G Future Forum, which is focused on interoperability and

January 15, 2020

5G, Huawei, Network Infrastructure, OpenRAN, Policy, TIP

Senate bill would put $1.25B in play for 5G O-RAN, security R&D

A new, bipartisan bill in the Senate would require the Federal Communications Commission to set aside $750 million in spectrum auction proceeds to strengthen the

January 15, 2020

5G, Carriers, EMEA, Huawei, Network Infrastructure, US government, Wireless

UK PM urges Huawei critics to come up with alternatives for 5G

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that critics of Chinese vendor Huawei must come up with alternative providers to supply equipment for 5G networks, as

January 15, 2020

5G, Business, Carriers, EMEA, Internet, LTE, Mobily, MVNOs, STC, Virgin, Wireless, Zain

Saudi Arabia aims to award two MVNO licenses in Q3 2020

Saud Arabia’s Communication and Information Technology Commission (CITC) expects to award two mobile virtual network operator licenses for foreign operators interested in investing in the Saudi telecom market, a spokesperson at CITC told RCR Wireless News. The spokesperson said that the two licenses will be officially awarded during the third quarter of the year. CITC has released