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News

Bidding for Guam license draws out final rounds of 2.5 GHz auction

August 30, 2022

Via: RCR Wireless News

Guam is turning out to be an unexpected gem for the 2.5 GHz auction, with competition for licenses there drawing out the final rounds of the most recent of the U.S. midband spectrum auction and raising the most in gross […]


News

Auction total nears $400 million

August 23, 2022

Via: RCR Wireless News

The Federal Communications Commission’s auction of 2.5 GHz overlay licenses continues to wend toward its end, with fewer than 200 licenses out of about 8,000 that were still under contention as of Round 52. Comparatively, about 300 licenses were still […]


News

2.5 GHz auction crawls to $143 million

August 5, 2022

Via: RCR Wireless News

The Federal Communications Commission’s 2.5 GHz auction has rounded up just $143 million in gross bids after nine rounds. The auction raised about $103 million in its first day, with six hours of bidding. IT has only brought that total […]


News

2.5 GHz auction begins

July 29, 2022

Via: RCR Wireless News

The first, day-long round of bidding on about 8,000 midband spectrum licenses at 2.5 GHz has officially begun. Bidding began in the Federal Communication Commission’s Auction 108 at 10 a.m. Eastern Time and will continue until 4 p.m. today. Two […]


News

FCC auction of rural 2.5 GHz county licenses to begin July 29

March 23, 2022

Via: RCR Wireless News

The Federal Communications Commission will kick off its next midband spectrum auction on July 29. On offer will be approximately 8,000 county-level licenses for 2.5 GHz spectrum, mostly in rural areas of the United States. “Today we are readying the […]


Mobile Networks

Midband spectrum strategies: T-Mobile US

September 15, 2021

Via: RCR Wireless News

T-Mobile US has been building out its 2.5 GHz in fast and furious fashion, and it is reaping the benefits in 5G coverage and performance. Mike Sievert, president and CEO of the company, has said that the company has a […]


News, Technology, Wireless

Neville Ray: T-Mobile US can ‘sustain and maintain’ 5G lead

May 19, 2021

Via: RCR Wireless News

Despite the more than $80 billion its competitors AT&T and Verizon dropped in the recently-wrapped C-Band auction, T-Mobile’s pace of 2.5 GHz deployment, and sheer breadth of spectrum holdings, sets the operator up for long-term 5G success, T-Mobile US Vice […]


Wireless

T-Mobile US plans to cover 200 million with mid-band 5G by year-end

February 5, 2021

Via: RCR Wireless News

T-Mobile US this week touted 2020 as it’s “best year ever” as CEO Mike Sievert put it, and laid out an ambitious plan to extend its mid-band 5G coverage to 200 million people by year-end, up from approximately 106 million […]


Wireless

T-Mobile says it’s ‘way ahead of schedule’ on Sprint network integration

November 6, 2020

Via: RCR Wireless News

In providing third quarter fiscal reporting this week, T-Mobile executives provided an update on the progress of integrating the Sprint network and migrating customers to the new T-Mobile network, and discussed further financial synergies gained through the combination of Sprint […]


Wireless

FCC vote to expand use of 4.9 GHz, despite public safety’s protests

October 1, 2020

Via: RCR Wireless News

The Federal Communications Commission has voted along party lines to expand the use of the 4.9 GHz band, over objections from public safety users. The 4.9 GHz spectrum, which consists of 50 megahertz (4.940-4.990 GHz), was designated for exclusive use […]


Wireless

T-Mobile US touts 5G MU-MIMO testing at 2.5 GHz

September 10, 2020

Via: RCR Wireless News

In a glimpse of the combined T-Mobile US network’s future, the carrier used 2.5 GHz spectrum and multi-user MIMO to achieve peak cell throughput of more than 5.6 Gbps with eight 5G devices. T-Mo said that in one 100-megahertz channel […]


Monitoring&Analysis

Sprint reports wireless growth as network investment plan continues

August 1, 2018

Via: RCR Wireless News

Under the direction of new CEO Michel Combes, Sprint today reported Q1 2018 financials that reflect a sixth consecutive quarter of subscriber growth, although key metrics like net income and operating income declined year-over-year. Combes said, as the company seeks […]