Orange obtains 400MHz in 26GHz spectrum band for a license fee of €8mn in Spain

Orange has obtained 400MHz (2×200 MHz) of national spectrum in the 26GHz band, during the frequency auction held by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation. The company has paid 8 million euros for the license of this spectrum and thus reaffirms its firm commitment to the extension of this technology in Spain.

“Orange obtains 400MHz in 26GHz spectrum band for a license fee of €8mn in Spain”
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MediaTek, Federated Wireless join forces to complete AFC testing for 6GHz standard power operation

MediaTek, a provider of latest in Wi-Fi technology has announced that it has completed interoperability testing for Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC) on MediaTek Filogic Wi-Fi 7 and Wi-Fi 6E chips, in collaboration with Federated Wireless, a provider of private wireless and shared spectrum services. Federated Wireless is conditionally approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to operate an AFC system, which manages access to spectrum by standard-power indoor and outdoor unlicensed devices in the 6 GHz band.

“MediaTek, Federated Wireless join forces to complete AFC testing for 6GHz standard power operation”
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etisalat by e& tests 6GHz in MENA for 5G evolution and next gen devices and technologies

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 03 August, 2022 – Etisalat UAE, branded as etisalat by e&, announced the completion of its trial of the 6GHz spectrum, creating history by taking this monumental step for the future of 5G, opening up a world of possibilities for next-generation technologies and economies of the future.

“etisalat by e& tests 6GHz in MENA for 5G evolution and next gen devices and technologies”
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Brazil’s decision to provide unlicensed access to 6GHz will return billions to economy, says DSA

Anatel’s decision to open the complete 5925-7124 MHz band (6 GHz band) for unlicensed access, marks a significant milestone towards unlocking $163.5 billion (€0.84 billion) to the Brazil economy, says Martha Suarez, Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) president. “Brazil’s decision to provide unlicensed access to 6GHz will return billions to economy, says DSA”

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New spectrum is needed to deliver future IMT vision

5G mobile systems will require access to new spectrum bands supporting much wider bandwidths than those available today if the full capabilities of the 5G vision are to be delivered. Therefore a decision to initiate studies and schedule an agenda item to decide on new spectrum bands above 6GHz at the next conference in 2019 is an important objective to be achieved at the ITU World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15) that convenes in Geneva next month,” states Bruno Jacobfeuerborn, chairman of the Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance (NGMN). “New spectrum is needed to deliver future IMT vision”

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