Tailwind? Orange announces 3.5Ghz 5G FY19, USA too see VZW, AT&T, cable co's; and UK too REFs
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Orange to launch 5G in 17 European cities next year By Juan Pedro Tomás on DECEMBER 14, 2018 Some targeted markets include Belgium, France, Poland and Spain
French telecom group Orange said it aims to launch 5G technology in 17 major European cities across Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania and Spain during 2019. The telco said that these initial launches will pave the way for the company’s full-scale commercial launch of this technology, which is scheduled to take place during 2020.... initial services will mainly target enterprise customers... Orange Spain will deploy 5G networks in “three or four” Spanish cities in 2019... Orange Spain has been testing 5G
technology in seven cities in the country including Barcelona, Sevilla, Santiago, Vigo, Malaga, Valencia and Bilbao... The telco named Paris, Châtillon and Linas-Montlhéry as the next zones to host Orange’s new 5G tests. In Paris, Orange expects to introduce a platform designed for 5G demonstrations in the Opéra district where its Orange Opéra megastore is located... 5G services for companies will continue to be addressed in co-innovation projects at the dedicated Paris-Saclay platform, Orange said.
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Orange says FWA will be key driver of its 5G rollout By Juan Pedro Tomás on SEPTEMBER 7, 2018... Orange will carry out these new technical tests in Marseille using 5G equipment from its partner Nokia. The French government previously said it expects at least one major city to have commercial 5G services by 2020 as one of the key initiatives of the country’s 5G roadmap
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Verizon: We’re ready to go with 3.5 GHz, will be primarily outdoor by Mike Dano | Oct 18, 2018... However, Stone warned that “right now there are no devices that support the CBRS band,” he said. “They’re lined up and ready, they’re just not here yet.”
He said he expects CBRS devices to begin to hit the market next year, and he said that customers who choose to upgrade to those devices “are going to benefit significantly” from faster connections...
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FCC adopts county-sized license areas, 10-year terms for 3.5 GHz CBRS band by Monica Alleven | Oct 23, 2018
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Cable, Mobile Prepping for CBRS – DAN JONES, 10/30/2018 Jefferies & Company Inc. analyst George Notter put out a research note Tuesday stating that Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) spectrum 4G LTE networks are moving closer to commercial deployment in the US, with both mobile and cable operators. "We understand there have already been a number of field trials and the FCC has processed registrations for 15,000 sites (a.k.a. entities) to date," the note says. Commercial equipment supporting the 3.5GHz CBRS radios are expected to go online before the end of the year...
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Federated Wireless Sets Plan for Massive CBRS Band Deployment JEFF BAUMGARTNER, Senior Editor, 9/10/2018
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Three UK to Go Big on 5G for Home Broadband IAIN MORRIS, International Editor 11/12/2018 ... There might also be advantages in using mid-band spectrum for residential broadband services, rather than the extremely high-frequency "millimeter wave" bands that have grabbed all the attention in the US. "3.5GHz is the traditional fixed wireless band and how it works is well understood," he says... If Three can take full advantage of massive MIMO technology and its generous spectrum holdings, it may be able to overcome the challenges it faces on the capacity side. "It might not be a Rolls Royce service, but it will be pretty good," says Brown...
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... CommScope CEO Eddie Edwards said Thursday in a call in which he spent most of the time justifying the deal. "We believe with this transaction we can achieve growth and success that neither company could achieve on its own."... CommScope appears to have a lukewarm attitude about Arris's overall consumer premises equipment (CPE) business, recognizing that the video set-top box business is in decline while sales of broadband modems and gateways remain strong.
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Why CommScope Wooed Arris JEFF BAUMGARTNER, Senior Editor, Light Reading 11/9/2018
\/ ThisBelow \/ is about the mmWave component of 5G - not M2M nor LTE-CA
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Bill Shock: Orange, China Telecom Fret About 5G Energy Costs IAIN MORRIS, International Editor 11/26/2018 |
