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Lightreading unpacks some of the craziness around 5G mmWave spectrum. https://lnkd.in/eFye2g29.

Are you deep in 2025 planning and need to know the current state of play in the industry? From 5G SA to NTN, private networks to FWA, and 5G devices to 5G experiences, our research team has pulled together all the headline data you need to go into 2025 armed with the latest market knowledge. This on-demand GSA Snapshot Webinar, Ian Fogg draws upon a full year’s worth of GSA research to share a clear picture of the true state of 5G globally at the end of 2024. What you will learn: * The state of spectrum assignment/auctions around the world * The emergence of 5G non-terrestrial networks (NTN) * The global usage of low-, mid- and high-band spectrum for 5G services * The best performing 5G operators’ speeds and ‘experiences’, including video streaming and gaming * The switch-off of 2G/3G networks and operators’ evolution from 4G/LTE to 5G networks * The speed of migration to 5G Standalone networks * Growing use of 5G for private networks * The global status of 4G/5G fixed wireless access (FWA) * Analysis of 5G chipset and device availability Watch the on-demand replay and subscribe to the GSA YouTube channel for our full library of video content. https://lnkd.in/eYDXkZ6X #2G #3G #4G #5G #6G #5Gstandalone #5GSA #spectrum, #NTN #5GNTN #LTE #privatenetworks #privatemobile #fixedwirelessaccess #FWA #chipsets #devices

T-Mobile US clocked what it claimed as a world record 5G uplink data rate of 2.2Gb/s during a test in the US state of California, a figure achieved using New Radio Dual Connectivity (DC) technology to aggregate mid-band spectrum with mmWave. https://lnkd.in/ePicKkmd

mmWave technology is not just a tool in the toolbox but a significant value generator, especially in scenarios where high throughput and low latency are critical. It complements other technologies to provide robust solutions in areas with high traffic and specific industrial applications. mmWave may not be suitable for extensive coverage, it is a valuable complementary solution for areas with concentrated traffic. This makes 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) a highly competitive alternative to fixed-line connections in many markets

Nokia, BT and Qualcomm test 5CC carrier aggregation in 5G Standalone (SA) spectrum. DL rate of 1.85 Gbps was realised, using 3 FDD carriers NR2600 (30MHz), NR2100 (20MHz), NR1800 (20MHz) aggregated with 2 TDD carriers NR3600 (40+40MHz).

Very simple and economical way to leverage FWA (Fixed Wireless Access) and Verizon’s robust Network.

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Here's some news with my colleague Lauren Thomas that's been a long time coming. About nine months after UScellular put itself up for sale, T-Mobile and Verizon are in talks to carve up one of the last big regional cellphone carriers left in America, people familiar with the matter say. T-Mobile's discussions are especially advanced and could offer more than $2 billion for a chunk of the regional company. U.S. Cellular has a deep base of rural cellphone customers scattered across the country, but it's the Chicago company's wireless spectrum licenses that are an especially hot commodity. Phone companies rely on wireless airwaves to beam everything from email to TikTok videos to their customers. The big carriers have already paid more than $100 billion to reserve new airwaves for 5G signals and are hungry for more. One twist: The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has lacked the ability to sell new spectrum licenses since its authority to auction them expired last year. That drought has driven up the price of licenses on the secondary market, offering a U.S. Cellular a potential windfall. America's wireless market is already concentrated among three big networks, however, so any sale is likely to face vetting by antitrust authorities — including the FCC.

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The most impactful feature of Wi-Fi 7 802.11be is 320 MHz channel width in the 6 GHz band. Other features are subtle but twice as fast is twice as fast. And 320 MHz channel width improves range, not just speed. At a given throughput level, range is improved with 320 MHz channel width.