Who owns the most spectrum?

T-Mobile has the industry’s most complete spectrum portfolio, largely thanks to an abundance of mid-band licenses secured in its 2020 acquisition of Sprint. It focused on more in-demand licenses in the auction, spending an average of $66 million for its 142 licenses.

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Who owns the most Mid-band spectrum?

As of March, Verizon owned 73% of 28 GHz spectrum , while AT&T had 36% of the 24 GHz spectrum, AllNet data shows. Carriers, and Verizon in particular, are still waiting on the upcoming C-band auction to get access to mid-band spectrum for broad coverage, but that will take time before it can be put into use.

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Which 5G spectrum is best?

Spectrum in the 1 GHz – 6 GHz range is mid-band spectrum and it is considered ideal for 5G because it can carry plenty of data while also traveling significant distances. The GSMA describes spectrum in the 3.3 GHz to 3.8 GHz range as particularly appealing.

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