Spectrum

It is clear why infrastructure suppliers tout all the new features 5G can provide, compared to 4G: it helps such firms sell their products. It also is obvious why mobile operators tout 5G: it [...]

To some extent, the mobile connectivity industry already is moving towards a “reuse rather than replace” mode for its development of next-generation networks. For example,  6G will build on 5G as [...]

Charlie Ergen, Dish chairman, always has believed that spectrum has business value, and should be acquired whenever possible, even if his firm had no immediate way to monetize it, and even when [...]

Many observers believe 5G fixed wireless is a niche. The issue is how big a niche it might be.  Verizon’s 5G fixed wireless now is available for $25 a month. Those plans come with extras [...]

Precisely when 4G reaches its peak adoption is debatable.  Some argue that, globally, peak 4G remains perhaps five years off, even as 5G launches accelerate, Rethink Technology argues. Others [...]

“Assets” and “value” are not the same thing. The former can be shown on financial statements; the latter not so much. And an argument might be made that mobile operator [...]

Structural separation of retail opeations from network ownership was a bigger idea several decades ago than at present, even if a handful of markets have moved that way in a formal sense in [...]

As the U.S. spectrum auction of 3.4-GHz spectrum nears an end, $22 billion already has been bid on those assets, with an average price per MegaHertz per person of about 65 cents. Some will argue [...]

Sometimes a bug  can be a feature. Perhaps, more commonly, a bug is an implicit end user request for a feature not originally envisioned. In the radio communications world, high signal [...]

Beyond higher bandwidth, lower latency and massive device connectivity, what else might 6G mobile networks offer? SoftBank, at least at this point, envisions one outcome most expect: the [...]

Enterprise private networks long have been a lucrative field for system integrators. And that pattern already seems to be emerging for enterprise private 5G networks. A study by BearingPoint [...]

When will U.S. 5G subscribers hit an inflection point? As early as this year or perhaps as late as 2023? The inflection point is important, as it has in the past been the point at which slow or [...]

Dynamic spectrum sharing can be thought of in a number of ways. It is a way of shifting spectrum to 5G uses in instances where many customers, but a declining number, use the 4G platform. It is a [...]

Ignoring for the moment access to the millimeter wave spectrum, the impact of the U.S. C-band auction of 280 MHz spectrum is considerable and likely foundational for U.S. 5G prospects. The reason [...]

Most of the stories you will see about the U.S. C-band auction will emphasize the sheer amount of money spent to acquire some of the 280 MHz of spectrum. The auction will set a new record for [...]