Articles tagged with: 700mhz and Fcc

Alcatel-Lucent Starts Shipping 700Mhz Based LTE Base Staions

Alcatel-Lucent says that following certification from the U.S. telecoms regulator, the FCC, it is now shipping its 700 MHz LTE base stations to service providers in the United States. With this, Alcatel-Lucent has become the first vendor to have FCC-certified LTE base stations available, a key requirement for sales in the U.S. market. more

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Telecom Carriers Should Consider Partnering With Google

Google's influence and market power with key telecommunications industry stakeholders is having a significant impact on the industry, according to Gartner. more

IMS Finding a New Home with LTE

IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystems) has been around for some time, and many infrastructure vendors have invested heavily in developing IMS capabilities, solutions and products. But market acceptance has been slower than expected. Now, with the 4G standards LTE (Long Term Evolution) and WiMAX taking shape, the IMS platform has been given a new role and a niche that will carry it a considerable distance into the future. more

Related Tags: mobile-data, abi-research, verizon, lte, ims, sprint, push-to-talk

The Last Great Spectrum Land Grab

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) auction of frequency in the 700mhz band represents the wireless world's last great spectrum land grab, and will catalyze the development of wireless broadband, mobile video and other new mobile services in the United States, iSuppli believes. The winners of this $20 billion bidding war will make technology and standards decisions that will have major ramifications, both positive and negative, for individual members of the wireless supply chain. more

Related Tags: qualcomm, isuppli, clearwire, verizon, mobile-video, dvb-h, mediaflo, USA

Incumbents to Sweep US Spectrum Auction, Analysts Say

SAN FRANCISCO -(Dow Jones)- Next week's auction by the Federal Communications Commission of 700 megahertz of radio spectrum - billed by many as a David versus Goliath match between independent wireless providers and more established incumbent companies - is expected to end with a sweep by the larger companies. more

Fitch US Telecom Regulatory Review: 700MHz Auction Looms

Fitch Ratings says that it expects the upcoming 700mhz spectrum auction by the USA's Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will generate total bids significantly in excess of the reserve price of $10 billion. more

USA May Get New a National Mobile Network Operator

The FCC auction of the 700mhz frequency band scheduled for January 2008 in the United States could have a profound effect on the landscape of the mobile communications market, according to a new study from ABI Research, by opening the door to a major new mobile operator. It will also be critical in the building of a national public safety communications network in the US. more

Related Tags: abi-research, ofcom, analog, USA

Chile's Subtel plans WiMax auction in 700MHz band

Bello said licenses for the WiMax-type service would be offered in the upper part of the UHF band, which has traditionally been used for television broadcasting. more

Related Tags: maravedis, cofetel, subtel, Chile

AT&T Pays US$2.5 Billion for Additional Spectrum

AT&T has announced that it is paying US$2.5 billion for radio spectrum licenses covering 196 million people in the 700 MHz frequency band from Aloha Partners, a Delaware limited partnership. more

Related Tags: radio-spectrum, delaware, USA

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