BROWSING: spectrum auctions

New bill requires at least 1,250 megahertz of spectrum between 1.3-13.2 GHz be auctioned for full-power, licensed commercial use It has been slightly more than a year since the auction authority of the Federal Communications Commission was allowed to lapse, and a new, Republican-backed bill...

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 those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! Consolidated Comms sells...

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 those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! US companies partner...

The Senate has released a $1.7 trillion fiscal year 2023 omnibus appropriations bill, but it does not include long-term auction authority reauthorization for the Federal Communications Commission. Instead, the bill, which will fund the federal government for the coming year, gives the FCC an additional...

A recent op-ed in the Wall Street Journal by Paul Wolfowitz, former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense and former President of the World Bank, controversially suggests that auctioning spectrum for 5G is detrimental to the U.S. and helps Huawei. While spectrum allocation is an...

Previously, Telenor Bulgaria had only conducted 5G trials On Thursday, Telenor Bulgaria officially launched its 5G network in more than 60 locations across the country, living up to its previous promise of getting the network up in June. The capital city of Sofia is one of...

The first phase of the C Band auction, which involved spectrum between 3.3–4.2 GHz, wrapped up in mid-January, raking in an astounding $80.92 billion in bids, making it the most profitable spectrum auction in history. According to Stealth Communications’ President & CEO Shrihari Pandit, there...

This week's guest is RCR Wireless's very own Executive Editor Kelly Hill. She takes us through some of her CBRS spectrum auction coverage and explains why she thinks video streaming is the best recent technological advancement. Hint: It involves "My Little Pony."

White House and Department of Defense officials have announced plans to commercialize another 100 megahertz of highly desired midband spectrum for terrestrial 5G use, with an auction happening as soon as next year. The airwaves from 3.45 GHz-3.55 GHz are adjacent to the Citizens Broadband...

The Finnish 5G spectrum auction included three 800 megahertz blocks in the 25.1-27.5 GHz range The second Finnish 5G spectrum auction was completed today, with the only bidders being operators Telia, Elisa and Telenor-owned DNA. They all walked away as winners. Today’s auction included three 800...

After 17 rounds of bidding, the Federal Communications Commission's Spectrum Frontiers current auction of millimeter wave spectrum has hit $3 billion in bids. More than 14,100 licenses are up for grabs across three mmWave bands in Auction 103: the upper 37 GHz band (37.6-38.6 GHz), the 39...