AT&T and Nokia completed what the vendor calls the first call on AT&T’s network using 5G technology in C-band spectrum. The call, which was conducted early last month in Detroit, was not announced until today. AT&T expects to cover 200…
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Verizon C-Band Plans Detailed, Service to Be Known as 5G Ultra Wideband
Verizon plans to use the 5G Ultra Wideband name for the service that the company expects to begin offering in the first quarter of 2022 using C-band spectrum. Until now, Verizon has reserved the Ultra Wideband name for service deployed…
Verizon Signs Deals with Crown Castle and SBA Communications
NEW YORK, NY – Verizon inked deals with Crown Castle and SBA, two tower companies already hosting Verizon infrastructure equipment, to speed deployment of C-band equipment in preparation for the launch of 5G Ultra Wideband and fixed wireless broadband service…
FCC: C-band Winning Bidders’ Long-Form Applications Are Acceptable for Filing
All companies that had winning bids in the C-band spectrum auction have submitted long-form applications to the FCC that have been deemed “acceptable for filing.” There were 21 C-band winning bidders. As the FCC explains in a public notice, there…
Verizon Winning Bids In 5G C-Band Auction are More Than Half of the Record $81 Billion Total
More than half of the record-breaking $81 billion spent in the C-band auction is attributable to a single bidder – Verizon. The company had the most winning bids — for a total of 3,511 licenses — for which the company…
C-Band Spectrum Auction Ends with Haul of Almost $81 Billion, Shattering Records
The bidding in the clock phase of the FCC’s C-band spectrum auction has ended. In all, FCC Auction 107 grossed more than $80.9 billion, almost double the previous auction record of $44.9 billion. Bidders won all 5,684 spectrum blocks up…
FCC Chair Pai Has an Idea for the C-Band Auction Windfall and It Involves USF
The C-band spectrum auction isn’t over yet, but we already know it will create a windfall for the U.S. Treasury, having already doubled or even tripled some forecasts. Outgoing FCC Chairman Ajit Pai wants to see $50 billion of the…
C-Band Auction Poised to Exceed Forecasts, Already Raising Over $50 Billion
It’s been over a week since Telecompetitor last provided an update on the C-band auction and in that time, the money raised has increased more than ten-fold, yet demand continues to exceed supply for most licenses. The auction already has…
C-Band Auction Update: Most License Areas See Strong Demand
The C-band spectrum auction raised just under $5 billion in its first four days. FCC data shows strong demand for most license areas in the auction of mid-band spectrum in the 3.7 GHz band. For perspective, C-Band auction proceeds have…
C-Band Auction Starts Tomorrow, 57 Vie for Coveted Mid-Band Spectrum
The C-band auction gets underway tomorrow, pitting 57 entities against one another for coveted mid-band wireless spectrum. All three major mobile carriers, as well as smaller carriers, cable companies, fixed wireless internet service providers (WISPs) and others have qualified to…
Final C-Band Bidders List Includes Large and Small Mobile, Cable, But No ViaSat
The FCC released the final C-band bidders list late last week. Fifty-seven companies qualified to bid in the auction for coveted mid-band spectrum suitable for supporting 5G services. Although some companies plan to bid under unfamiliar names, the identities of…
Auction 107 C-Band Bidders Include AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Dish, Viasat, Cable Companies
Nearly 75 entities have applied to bid in Auction 107, an auction of 280 MHz of coveted mid-band spectrum in the C-band between 3.7-3.98 GHz. The list of would-be C-band bidders reads like a “Who’s Who” of service providers and…
