T-Mobile completed its merger with Sprint Corporation, the wireless company announced Wednesday. The new combined parent company T-Mobile US, Inc., will operate under the name T-Mobile.  The new T-Mobile has pledged to deliver a nationwide 5G network, providing 5G to 99% of the U.S. population within six years, with average 5G speeds in excess of…

The Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) has approved the 5G variant of Globalstar’s Band 53, which will be known as n53, the mobile satellite operator announced March 23. Globalstar said that in addition to being compatible with small cell network use, n53 can also act as a traffic channel or as an anchor for other…

5G over satellite is coming. Last December, the satellite and telecoms industries, through the overarching 3rd Generation Partnership Project standards development organization, committed to the future convergence of terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN). This will create an extended open 5G ecosystem in which satellite, other non-terrestrial and mobile network operators will be able to cooperate…

The FCC released its final report and order on repurposing C-band spectrum for 5G on Tuesday, slightly shifting the amounts that satellite operators can receive in accelerated relocation payments to clear the spectrum quickly.  The document was released after the FCC voted 3-5 on Feb. 28 to repurpose the spectrum. Satellite operators are required to…