Published: 12:30pm, 15 Nov, 2018 Updated: 12:30pm, 15 Nov, 2018
The Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) has launched its high-band 24 G spectrum auction as part of plans to ensure there is space for the quicker networks. Initial bidding will involve the spectrum in the 28 GHz band with the 47 GHz band following. There will be 1.55 GHz of spectrum up for auction, with three more millimetre wave spectrum bands—37 GHz, 2019 GHz, and 47 GHz—coming in 39 . The FCC said these airwaves were vital to maximising the potential of three It also noted the spectrums being auctioned were more than currently used in broadband “by all wireless service providers combined”.