What is C-band clearing?

C-band holders in the U.S. are in line to receive $9.7 billion in total for clearing 300 MHz of the band for terrestrial 5G wireless operators by Dec. 5, 2023 , by moving customers to the upper 200 MHz of the band. Intelsat and SES are set to get $4.9 billion and $3.97 billion, respectively, under the FCC’s plan.

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What is SDL and Sul in 5G?

Supplementary Downlink ( SDL ) and Supplementary Uplink ( SUL ) are modes that allow only downlink or uplink in those bands . SDL and SUL are meant to provide additional capacity. In practice, industry looks at 5G spectrum in terms of low-band (600-700 kHz), mid-band (3-5 GHz) and high-band (26-100 GHz).

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What is a 2 band radio?

Dual band radios allow for communications on the UHF (ultra high frequency) and VHF (very high frequency) bands in the electromagnetic (EM) spectrum . In amateur radio jargon, the VHF band is called the “2 meter band” and ranges from 144 MHz to 148 MHz.

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