\tBids in the latest US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) auction of mmWave spectrum surpassed $700 million on the opening day, as companies competed for allocations in the upper 37GHz, 39GHz, and 47GHz bands.<\/p>\n
During the sale, the third for mmWave in the space of a year, 3400MHz will go under the hammer.<\/p>\n
In a statement, FCC chairman Ajit Pai said: \u201cAuctioning the 39GHz and upper 37GHz bands together presents a critical opportunity for 5G deployment as it represents the largest amount of contiguous spectrum available in the mmWave bands.\u201d<\/p>\n
The sale follows two auctions in H1 [1]. The first covered licences in the 28GHz band and raised $702 million. The second, for allocations in the 24GHz band [2], made $2 billion.<\/p>\n
While mmWave allocations are still attracting huge bids, the FCC is facing calls [3] to accelerate distribution of mid-band spectrum, which is seen as vital to propagating 5G services over wider areas.<\/p>\n
The FCC plans to hold auctions for spectrum within the mid-band range during 2020. Its 3.5GHz auction is slated for 25 June, with a sale in the 3.7GHz to 4.2GHz band to follow.<\/p>\n[1] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/top-three\/us-operators-go-large-on-mmwave-auction\/
\n[2] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/top-three\/us-majors-splash-cash-for-5g-frequencies\/
\n[3] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/top-three\/us-cellular-chief-calls-for-swift-move-on-mid-band\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Bids in the latest US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) auction of mmWave spectrum surpassed $700 …<\/p>\n
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