Technically known as Auction 107, it’s a process by which the US government is providing the ability for companies to license and use 280 MHz of radio frequencies in what is known as the C-Band —specifically in the 3.7-3.98 GHz band.
Read moreHow much did Verizon spend on C band spectrum?
As expected, Verizon spent the most: a whopping $45.5 billion for around 3,500 total licenses. … Table 1: The full results of the FCC’s C-band spectrum auction. CompanyBidding entityNet PaymentVerizonCellco Partnership$45,454,843,197Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile: Here are the C-band auction results www.lightreading.com › d-id
Read moreWho won the 5G spectrum auction?
WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) – AT&T Inc led bidders in the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 5G spectrum auction of 3.45 GHz band spectrum, winning $9 billion in bids, the U.S. regulator said on Friday. The auction generated proceeds of $22.5 billion in total, the FCC said.14 Oca 2022
Read moreWhy is the spectrum auctioned?
A spectrum auction is a process whereby a government uses an auction system to sell the rights to transmit signals over specific bands of the electromagnetic spectrum and to assign scarce spectrum resources .
Read moreIs the FCC selling more spectrum?
The FCC is taking action to make additional spectrum available for 5G services . High-band: The FCC has made auctioning high-band spectrum a priority. The FCC concluded its first 5G spectrum auctions in the 28 GHz band; the 24 GHz band; and the upper 37 GHz, 39 GHz, and 47 GHz bands.
Read moreWho won the 5G auction?
WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) – AT&T Inc led bidders in the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 5G spectrum auction of 3.45 GHz band spectrum, winning $9 billion in bids, the U.S. regulator said on Friday. The auction generated proceeds of $22.5 billion in total, the FCC said.14 Oca 2022
Read moreWhy did the FCC approve 5G?
To be clear, the FCC did test 5G in the C-band for potential interference with aircraft operations and found no issues of concern. This should not be surprising, as C-band spectrum has been used around the world, with no reported aviation incidents.
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