5G Americas Publishes Report on Spectrum Inventory

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5G Americas Publishes Report on Spectrum Inventory Opportunities for 5G

BELLEVUE, Wash., Feb. 08, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 5G technical standardization and successful trials have led to the first global commercial 5G deployments. The number of commercial launches and broader deployments of 5G are expected to increase over the next few years, particularly in North America and key markets across Asia-Pacific and Europe.

“What will be needed as the next important elements for 5G success are network density coupled with the availability of sufficient internationally harmonized low band, mid band, and high band spectrum,” commented Chris Pearson, President of 5G Americas.

5G Americas, the industry trade association and voice of 5G and LTE for the Americas, today announced the publication of 5G Spectrum Vision outlining the spectrum inventory opportunities for 5G in the Americas and other parts of the world. The white paper brings forward a pertinent industry analysis of the characteristics of a range of bands along with challenges and opportunities in using different bands for 5G. The paper identifies bands that have a potential to be used for 5G services and also makes recommendations on mechanisms for spectrum clearing, spectrum sharing, and necessary industry and regulatory actions towards more licensed spectrum for progress of 5G technologies.

“ 5G Spectrum Vision accumulates a great amount of spectrum inventory information and reviews the opportunities as well as the limitations that may be encountered and the actions needed by the regulatory officials for spectrum bands covering low, mid, and millimeter-wave spectrum. The paper makes recommendations for establishing a competitive spectrum portfolio for 5G,” stated Bill Chotiner, Director, Radio Access Network Evolution at Ericsson, and a co-leader of the white paper working group.

There are key factors that will assure investment in, and the success of 5G, that are largely contingent upon the availability of a sufficient supply of spectrum. 5G Americas’ report, 5G Spectrum Vision, offers recommendations including:

Operators need to have access to a sufficient supply of harmonized low band, mid band and high band spectrum to deliver on 5G promises
Processes in North America must accelerate to introduce spectrum necessary for supporting the developing global 5G ecosystem
Spectrum identification and allocation opportunities below 3 GHz must continue to be considered
Licensed use of spectrum in the range 7-24 GHz must also continue to be explored
All or a significant portion of the 3.70-4.20 GHz band for licensed flexible deployment should be made available as soon as possible

Chris Pearson added, “It is encouraging to watch the market and policy dynamics towards a favorable climate for 5G – largely developed by regulators acting to identify and allocate more licensed spectrum. Considerable developments in the North America region towards availability of new low, mid and high band spectrum will pave the way for a connected 5G world.”

5G Spectrum Vision was written by members of 5G Americas and is available for free download on the 5G Americas website. Ahmad Armand of T-Mobile and Bill Chotiner of Ericsson led the white paper working group with support from 5G Americas’ Board of Governors who participated in the development of the white paper. The report is available for free download on the organization’s website www.5GAmericas.org .

About 5G Americas: The Voice of 5G and LTE for the Americas

5G Americas is an industry trade organization composed of leading telecommunications service providers and manufacturers. The organization's mission is to advocate for and foster the advancement and full capabilities of LTE wireless technologies and their evolution to 5G, throughout the ecosystem's networks, services, applications and wirelessly connected devices in the Americas. 5G Americas is invested in developing a connected wireless community while leading 5G development for all the Americas. 5G Americas is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. More information is available at www.5gamericas.org or Twitter @5GAmericas.

5G Americas' Board of Governors members include: AT&T, Cable & Wireless, Cisco, CommScope, Ericsson, Intel, Kathrein, Mavenir, Nokia, Qualcomm Incorporated, Samsung, Shaw Communications Inc., Sprint, T-Mobile US, Inc., Telefónica and WOM.

Contact: 5G Americas Vicki Livingston Vicki.Livingston@5gamericas.org +1 414 688 9000

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