Spectrum Auction

The second phase of the Federal Communications Commission’s 24 GHz auction begins tomorrow, in which winning bidders will be assigned their spectrum blocks and can bid for specific blocks. The …

On April 10, 2019, Canada’s ISED announced the 600 MHz provisional auction results.  This was two years after the FCC announced the results for the US broadcast incentive auction which …

The bids for 24 GHz spectrum continue to go up, with $1.63 billion in bids garnered through the first 32 rounds of bidding. Another three rounds will be held to …

After 12 rounds, the Federal Communications Commission’s 24 GHz auction has garnered nearly $605 million in bids. Unsurprisingly, the most hotly contested licenses are those covering New York City and …

Auction 102 will put nearly 3,000 24 GHz licenses up for grabs On the heels of the conclusion of its first millimeter wave spectrum auction that raised $702 million, the …

Bidding in the Federal Communications Commission’s current auction of millimeter wave spectrum hit a lull yesterday, although it bounced back this morning with a round garnering $21 million in bids. Auction …

The Federal Communications Commission’s auction of millimeter wave spectrum for 5G service has raised more than $145 million in bids. Fourteen rounds of bidding have been completed over five days, …

5G auction conditions outline national roaming, coverage areas Germany’s communications regulator Bundesnetzagentur has published the final draft conditions for the country’s 5G auction. These draft conditions include increased coverage requirements and …

  The German government aims to launch a 5G spectrum auction early next year German mobile operators will not have the obligation to cover all of the country’s territory when …

The next generation of cellular networks will bring a huge boost in capacity. In order to provide more capacity, mobile operators need more spectrum. To support the commercialization of 5G, …

Licenses for millimeter wave frequencies in 24, 28, 37, 39 and 47 GHz bands focus of proposed auctions The multi-gigabit speeds 5G is designed to support will require large swatches …

Ofcom aims to kick off the process to award spectrum in the 2.3GHz and 3.4GHz bands U.K. telecommunications regulator Ofcom has updated the timetable for setting the regulations that will …

Spectrum auction rules cap the amount of spectrum an operator can own British telecom regulator Ofcom recently set the rules for its upcoming spectrum auction to support “5G” technologies, and …

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on …

Dan Meyer does the worst job breaking down the 600 MHz incentive auction results and says goodbye to RCR Wireless News in his last WOTW column. Hello! And welcome to …

Spectrum positions coming out of the 600 MHz incentive auction show strong moves by T-Mobile and Dish, while Sprint and AT&T remain the market’s heavyweights. Aggressive bidding activity by T-Mobile …

The FCC’s 600 MHz incentive auction drew high bids from T-Mobile US, Dish and Comcast, with Verizon failing to garner a single winning bid. T-Mobile US, Dish Network and Comcast …

CCA provides MCS 2017 attendees with update on landscape under new political administration, tempted by FirstNet with investment potential. The Competitive Carriers Association pulled off the complicated task of hosting …

This week’s CCA Mobile Carriers Show comes on the heels of the FirstNet contract, end of the FCC 600 MHz incentive auction. The Competitive Carriers Association is set to host …

Winning bidders in the FCC’s recently completed 600 MHz incentive auction can tap Ericsson for network equipment beginning later this year. Ericsson wasted little time in staking its claim of …

Dish Network raised $1 billion through a debt offering just weeks after announcing plans to build a NB-IoT network with its spectrum stash. Dish Network is looking to generate $1 …

The FCC is set to begin the final phase of its 600 MHz incentive auction process, with the assignment portion starting on March 6. Winning bidders that picked up spectrum …

LGS Innovations notes challenges remain in terms of meeting spectrum demand as 5G and IoT services look set to further stress the system. On this week’s “Carrier Wrap” we speak …

TDMA proponents countered rival CDMA in wooing analog converts, while the FCC scaled back 2.3 GHz spectrum auction plans … 20 years ago this week. Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News …

Sprint awarded $3B in contracts to AT&T and Nortel for CDMA network build, while carriers targeted in-building services to bolster revenues … 21 years ago this week. Editor’s Note: RCR …