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News Feature | March 9, 2021 The Week in 5G: 3/9/2021 — DISH To Acquire Republic Wireless; India Explores Revamp Of Telecoms Laws U.S. carrier DISH Network announced this week its intent to acquire Republic Wireless, an MVNO service operating on T-Mobile’s network. A DISH press release states that, with the acquisition, Dish will assume about 200,000 customer relationships, plus “the Republic Wireless brand and other supporting assets.” Republic Wireless’ ...

News Feature | February 23, 2021 The Week in 5G: 2/23/2021 — Spectrum Allocation Woes in Malaysia and Spain; Dish + Amazon Deal Pending? Malaysia’s Communications and Multimedia Minister, Saifuddin Abdullah, announced in a recent interview that the Malaysian government will build 5G infrastructure itself, versus depending on private telecom carriers, reports Bloomberg. The report states companies like Telekom Malaysia Bhd. and Huawei Technologies Co. are likel...

News Feature | January 5, 2021 The Week in 5G: 1/5/2021 — FCC Considers 12 GHz Band For 5G; 5G Advocates Target Spoken-For 6 GHz Spectrum Outgoing FCC Chair Ajit Pai has circulated a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that, if adopted, would solicit input on whether to allow “terrestrial flexible use (including mobile services) in the 12.2-12.7 GHz band (the 12 GHz band)” currently used for satellite services.  Per Telecompetitor, 500 MHz of spectrum ...

12.17.20 -- RF Globalnet Top 10 Of 2020   So long and, for many, good riddance, 2020! This year was dominated by the global pandemic: It forced researchers to devise creative approaches to continue their studies, drove technology firms to innovate new ways to promote their offerings in the absence of trade shows, and adapted many of us to designing components or solving mathematical riddles surrounded by toddlers and pets, versus having knowledgeable colleagu...

12.16.20 -- Photonics Online Top 10 Of 2020   So long and, for many, good riddance, 2020! This year was dominated by the global pandemic: It forced researchers to devise creative approaches to continue their studies, drove technology firms to innovate new ways to promote their offerings in the absence of trade shows, and adapted many of us to designing components or solving mathematical riddles surrounded by toddlers and pets, versus having knowledgeable co...

The FCC will license spectrum in the 280 MHz-wide swath between 3.7 GHz and 3.98 GH in 20-MHz sub-blocks, spread across 5,684 partial economic areas (PEAs) nationwide, until no PEAs with more than one interested bidder exist. In Australia, that nation’s telecoms authority now is welcoming applications for bidders interested in spectrum in the 26 GHz band, who will compete for 2.4 GHz of the band across 27 geographic blocks in April 2021, reports The auction marks the first time the Australia...