Focus: 5G

Intelsat has positioned its filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as a move that will give the company liquidity to support clearing the C-band spectrum — but it’s possible that bankruptcy proceedings […]

The Pentagon has for weeks now vocally articulated its case for the FCC to rescind a recent approval for Ligado to repurpose spectrum adjacent to that used for GPS, and urged lawmakers […]

PSSI Global Services is suing the FCC over its plan to reallocate the C-band spectrum for 5G services, arguing the order approved in February will “destroy” its special event satellite […]

The top officials of the U.S. Air Force and Space Force are looking at “different mitigation steps” to counter potential effects on GPS receivers that could emerge from the FCC’s […]

The FCC unanimously approved Ligado’s application to deploy a low-power terrestrial nationwide network in the L-band to support 5G and Internet of Things services (IoT). The Commission’s announcement came on […]

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is circulating a draft order to approve Ligado Network’s application to deploy a low-power terrestrial nationwide network in the L-band to support 5G and Internet of […]

Omnispace has selected Thales Alenia Space, to develop two satellites as the initial component of its satellite-based Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure. Omnispace is working toward a global hybrid communications […]

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 […]

Startup Lynk Global recently hit a Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) milestone by sending a message from a satellite directly to a cell phone on Earth — and one of the company’s co-founders […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Optus said it has successfully launched a 2300MHz and 3500MHz spectrum 5G dual-band production network through a partnership with Ericsson and Samsung, calling the network the world’s first. The dual-band […]

The FCC sealed the fate of satellite operators in the C-band spectrum on Friday voting 3-2 on to expand flexible use of the spectrum for 5G deployment, requiring satellite operators […]

Microlab rolled out a portfolio of 5G Ultra-Wideband (UWB) products for sub-6 GHz deployments. The Wireless Telecom Group company said these products cover all existing commercial wireless bands, as well […]

Huawei presented its 5G products and solutions in London on Thursday, claiming that the Chinese technology firm is supporting 41 telecom operators in their 5G commercial releases.  Yang Chaobin, President […]

The day before Intelsat reported full-year 2019 results that surpassed analysts’ projections, the operator sparked a feud with rival operator SES over an ex parte filing with the FCC requesting adjustments […]

Last week was potentially a pivotal week for the U.S. satellite industry in regards to the future of C-band. FCC Commissioner Aji Pai proposed accelerated relocation payments for satellite operators that […]

A judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York refused a request to block T-Mobile’s proposed acquisition of Sprint. In the ruling, Judge Victor Marrero […]

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has proposed accelerated relocation payments for satellite operators that could total up to $9.7 billion as incentive to quickly clear part of the C-band spectrum for […]

Intelsat has reportedly hired law firm Kirkland & Ellis to consider a possible Chapter 11 bankruptcy if U.S. regulators don’t increase the company’s compensation for C-band spectrum, Bloomberg Law reports. […]

Comtech Telecommunications has agreed to acquire Israeli ground segment company Gilat Satellite Networks in a transaction that could produce a “dominant” force in the cellular backhaul market. Comtech announced Wednesday […]

Speedcast has received a 12-month cellular backhaul contract with what it calls the second largest mobile operator in Mexico, but did not give the operator’s name. The company said its […]

Bandwidth is by no means an unlimited resource. Your family’s smartphones, your in-home WiFi, and the dozens of Bluetooth devices in your automobile all take bites of different slices of […]

Samsung Electronics has completed an agreement to acquire TeleWorld Solutions (TWS), a network services provider headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia. TWS provides network design, testing and optimization services to mobile service […]

Sprint is closing its Virgin Mobile USA prepaid wireless business. A note to customers posted on the website in early January said that Virgin Mobile USA will be discontinued and […]

Airgain has released its CENTURION Next 9-in-1 5G antenna platform. The company claims its antenna platform delivers 5G performance and is the first in its class to provide full support […]

Keysight Technologies has contributed 5G and IoT device research to the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) that it believes will help accelerate adoption of the recently released USB4 specification. The research […]