Spectrum is everything when it comes to choosing or designing wireless equipment. Knowledge of the electromagnetic (EM) spectrum is essential for all engineers working with wireless equipment and ...

Frequencies once considered useless for most mobile services could start showing up on phones and other devices in a few years under a plan by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. On Thursday, ...

In telecommunications, the term "spectrum” refers to a range of radio waves used for communication purposes – comprising of radio and microwave frequencies. Radio frequencies are used for a wide ...

The Federal Communications Commission is starting to plan for cellular networks that can send users gigantic streams of data, but there are technical challenges to be solved and years of work ahead. A ...

The record-breaking auction highlights the demand for high-speed wireless service and signals strong promise for the upcoming auction of TV broadcast spectrum. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET ...

Nigeria plans a major expansion of mobile spectrum capacity by the end of the decade as surging data consumption threatens to outpace existing network resources, according to a draft roadmap released ...

The FCC approved Verizon's $3.9 billion bid to buy wireless spectrum from a group of cable companies. But what does the final deal hashed out with regulators mean for consumers? Marguerite Reardon ...

Explore the urgent battle for satellite spectrum and orbital slots as demand for global connectivity skyrockets amidst regulatory challenges.

The Pentagon’s fight with the Federal Communications Commission over satellite company Ligado’s spectrum use is basically over, keen observers say, heralding greater use of the finite resource to ...

At some point this year, the British telecommunications regulator Ofcom will begin to set the stage for the introduction of 5G mobile networks, by auctioning off the rights to use a chunk of the ...