The Week in 5G 12152020 — FCC C-Band Auction Tops 5 Billion 220 Million People Now Have 5G Access
The FCC will license spectrum in the 280 MHz-wide swath between 3.7 GHz and 3.98 GH in 20-MHz sub-blocks, spread across 5,684 partial economic areas (PEAs) nationwide, until no PEAs with more than one interested bidder exist. In Australia, that nation’s telecoms authority now is welcoming applications for bidders interested in spectrum in the 26 GHz band, who will compete for 2.4 GHz of the band across 27 geographic blocks in April 2021, reports The auction marks the first time the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has made mmWave spectrum available in the country applic...