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Will Canada Fire the Starting Gun for 5G Deployment this Week?

The Canadian telecom industry has been (im)patiently waiting for ISED - the Industry, Science and Economic Development Ministry - to make public key decisions that will shape the deployment of 5G services, and possibly of competition, in Canada for many years to come. Following on the heals of the recently completed 600 MHz auction, it [...]

By LYA| 2019-06-04T10:26:24+00:00 June 4th, 2019|Spectrum, Spectrum Auctions|0 Comments
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5G Spectrum Trifecta Starting to Take Shape

Implementation of 5G services will require a trifecta of spectrum bands: low band (below 1 GHz) for coverage particularly in rural areas, mid band (typically 2-6 GHz) for capacity with reasonable coverage, and high bands (mmWave, typically above 24 GHz) for high capacity but with limited range. Worldwide auction activity is starting to reveal [...]

By LYA| 2019-04-16T11:59:34+00:00 April 16th, 2019|Spectrum, Spectrum Auctions|0 Comments
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A Full Suite of Services and Tools to Implement 5G

Meet us in Denver at the CCA's Mobile Carriers Show (April 8-10, 2019) Johanne Lemay and Robert K. Yates of LYA will attend the CCA's Mobile Carriers Show being held in Denver from April 8 to 10, 2019. We would be pleased to meet with you for a simple introduction or for a meeting [...]

By LYA| 2019-04-02T10:45:46+00:00 April 2nd, 2019|Spectrum, Spectrum Auctions|0 Comments
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US Launches its First 5G mmWave Auction while Following a Distinctive Path for C-Band: Opportunities and Risks

On November 14, 2018, the FCC launched its first mmWave auction for 28 GHz spectrum, being awarded on a county basis, to be followed quickly by a second auction for 24 GHz spectrum, to be awarded on a PEA basis. Then, mmWave spectrum in the 37, 39 and 47 GHz bands will be awarded [...]

By LYA| 2018-11-14T22:39:30+00:00 November 14th, 2018|Spectrum, Spectrum Auctions|0 Comments
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FCC Agrees to Streamline Small Cell Planning Procedures

The FCC has adopted new rules that are designed to reduce mobile operators’ costs when deploying small cells. The Commission believes the rule changes could save mobile operators $2 billion in red-tape, which could stimulate another $2.5 billion of additional buildouts. These reforms, approved at the FCC’s September Open Meeting, are part of US policy makers’ [...]

By LYA| 2018-09-28T17:00:21+00:00 September 28th, 2018|Spectrum, Spectrum Auctions|0 Comments
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MWCA 2018 Thoughts and Takeaways

With over 20,000 attendees, innumerable sessions, and exhibits spread out across the massive LA Convention Center, summarizing anything about the Mobile World Congress Americas (MWCA) conference - held from Sept 12-14, 2018 - is a daunting a task as there can be. So, no overview here, but some thoughts and takeaways based on what we [...]

By LYA| 2018-09-20T16:15:39+00:00 September 20th, 2018|Spectrum, Spectrum Auctions|0 Comments
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Primed and ready for FCC Auctions 101 and 102

The FCC is planning a 5G auction double header starting this fall with the 28 GHz auction (Auction 101) starting on November 14, followed by the 24 GHz auction (Auction 102). Following that, a 39 GHz Incentive Auction which will include both sellers and buyers of spectrum. Innovative Suite of Auction Consulting Services [...]

By LYA| 2018-09-07T14:46:35+00:00 September 7th, 2018|Spectrum, Spectrum Auctions|0 Comments
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Canada Completes Residual Spectrum Auction

In July 2017, the Canadian spectrum regulator – Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, or “ISED” – initiated an auction process to release “residual” licenses. The residual licenses consisted primarily of licenses unsold from previous auction processes. The auction was a single-round sealed-bid process with bids submitted on May 15, 2018, with provisional results released [...]

By LYA| 2018-05-23T11:17:50+00:00 May 23rd, 2018|Spectrum, Spectrum Auctions|0 Comments
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Canada Kicks Off 600 MHz Auction Process

On March 28, 2018, the Canadian spectrum regulator, ISED, initiated a process that will lead to an auction of 600 MHz spectrum licenses in March 2019. Canadian auctions typically have bidding restrictions, in this case there will be a "set aside" of three 10 MHz blocks for non-national carriers. Set-aside eligible bidders can bid on [...]

By LYA| 2018-04-09T22:22:36+00:00 April 9th, 2018|Spectrum, Spectrum Auctions|0 Comments
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US Auctioning mmWave for 5G

As soon as the FCC's "technical problem involving upfront payments by auction bidders" got fixed, it announced a plan to kick start two mmWave auctions, as part of the agenda for the April 17, 2018 Commission meeting. Notwithstanding that some parties - notably T Mobile - might have preferred that the FCC run one large [...]

By LYA| 2018-03-27T21:57:24+00:00 March 27th, 2018|Spectrum, Spectrum Auctions|0 Comments
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