Posts tagged with: spectrum

Op-Ed: My not-so-hot take on EchoStar’s big spectrum sellout

Dish’s wireless dream crashes and burns as Boost’s network heads for shutdown Was it inevitable? Not necessarily, but a series of misfortunes and missteps paved the way for failure Now all eyes are on EchoStar’s ambitions for a D2D network....

More EchoStar spectrum could be up for sale soon

Analysts think EchoStar’s remaining spectrum will likely be put up for sale  SpaceX and T-Mobile have reportedly expressed interest in buying  EchoStar may keep some 2 GHz/AWS-4 spectrum for its direct-to-device ambitions AT&T’s $23 billion EchoStar transaction is set to...

D2D darling AST SpaceMobile sparks intrigue with new spectrum pact

AST SpaceMobile struck a pact to acquire global S-Band rights from an unidentified entity One analyst told Fierce the likely party is Sky and Space Global Investors will have to wait until AST SpaceMobile’s earnings call to get more details...

Op-Ed: Shared spectrum will be key to 6G

We already have methods to share spectrum in 5G, at least in some regions of the globe Spectrum sharing will be a key part of 6G, simply because there are not enough new big blocks of spectrum to launch fresh...

FCC questions EchoStar about how it’s using 5G spectrum

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is launching an investigation into EchoStar’s use of certain spectrum licenses Elon Musk’s SpaceX accuses EchoStar of barely using the 2 GHz and AWS-4 bands and says the FCC should open the 2 GHz band up...

DoD’s latest spectrum proposal is not good for CBRS

The DoD’s plan calls for moving CBRS from the 3.55-3.65 MHz part of the band to the lower 3 GHz, according to a New Street analysis That’s similar to what AT&T proposed last fall – a plan that was met...

MidWave did all the hard work – now its 1.4 GHz spectrum is ready for 5G

MidWave Wireless spent years preparing the 1.4 GHz spectrum for market, and now it’s ready for prime time Its high-power, flexible-use spectrum is “ideally suited” for emergency services, critical infrastructure and mission-critical private broadband networks MidWave’s licenses cover the entire...

Carriers prepare for battle to fill US spectrum pipeline

New Street Research analysts figure 500 MHz+ of spectrum could end up in U.S. carriers’ hands over the next four years They estimate the value of these bands at $160 billion based on prior transactions That sounds like a lot...

AT&T spends $1.018B for prime USCellular spectrum

USCellular agreed to sell choice bandwidth to AT&T for $1.018 billion All three major mobile operators “have taken a chunk” of the rural carrier’s assets, an analyst says The deal includes highly versatile 700 MHz bandwidth, as well as 3.45...